Specimen ID | 1634169 |
Group | Reptiles-Crocodilians |
Genus | Crocodylus |
Species | moreletii |
Common Name | Morelet's Crocodile |
State | FL |
County | Palm Beach |
Locality | Golf course pond in Palm Beach County. |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Florida Southeast Coast |
HUC8 Number | 03090206 |
HUC10 Name | Hillsborough Canal |
HUC10 Number | 0309020611 |
HUC12 Name | Hillsborough Canal |
HUC12 Number | 030902061101 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 31 |
Collection Month | 5 |
Collection Year | 2018 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released pet |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 34054 |
Author: | Metzger III, E.R., M.R. Rochford, A.M. Lawrence, and F.J. Mazzotti |
Date: | 2020 |
Title: | Morelet’s Crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii (Duméril & Bibron 1851) (Crocodylidae), another nonnative crocodilian species introduced to Florida, USA |
Journal: | IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians |
Volume: | 26 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 259-260 |
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Comments | Same individual had been reported two years before capture but misidentified as C. acutus. |
Record Type | Literature |
Museum Cat Number | Photo voucher: UF-Herpetology 186574 |
Verifier | Leroy Nunez, FMNH |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | SVL 89.5cm, TL 180.4cm, Weight 22.5kg |
Number Preserved | 1 |
Number of Females | 1 |