| Specimen ID | 294548 |
| Group | Reptiles-Crocodilians |
| Genus | Crocodylus |
| Species | niloticus |
| Common Name | Nile Crocodile |
| State | FL |
| County | Hendry |
| Locality | Billie Swamp Safari on Seminole Tribe reservation |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Everglades |
| HUC8 Number | 03090202 |
| HUC10 Name | Lard Can Slough |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020208 |
| HUC12 Name | Lard Can Slough |
| HUC12 Number | 030902020800 |
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| Collection Year | 1988 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity zoo |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 25647 |
| Author: | National Geographic. |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Title: | Swamp Men: Croc Escape. |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 25648 |
| Author: | Associated Press. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Title: | Nile crocodile hunted near Miami as potential danger. |
| Publisher: | USA Today |
| Issue: | November 30 |
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| Comments | Crocodile exhibit was vandalized and baby crocs escaped. All but one were captured. The remaining croc - Houdini, remained loose for at least 12 years. His recapture was the subject of a 2010 episode of National Geographic's Swamp Men. He was relocated to another facility. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Year Class | juvenile-adult |
