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Draft assembly and annotation of the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) genome [PDF]

BMC Genomic Data
Objectives The new data provide an important genomic resource for the Critically Endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer). Cuban crocodiles are restricted to the Zapata Swamp in southern Matanzas Province, Cuba, and readily hybridize with the ...
Robert W. Meredith, Yoamel Milián-García, John Gatesy, Michael A. Russello, George Amato   +4 more
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New fossil evidence from the Late Cretaceous of Europe (southern France) deepens the origin of Salamandridae (Urodela) and refines the biogeography of the family [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Salamandrids are today the most diverse family of salamanders of the Palearctic, including 146 species and 22 genera. The oldest fossil occurrences of the group are so far dated to the Paleocene (around 60 Myr ago), except for an isolated vertebra in the
Loredana Macaluso, Olivier Jansen, Xavier Valentin, Jules D. Walter, Olga Otero, Romain Amiot, Geraldine Garcia   +6 more
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The Spatial Ecology of Nuisance Crocodiles: Movement Patterns of Relocated American Crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Animals
Anthropogenic alterations of the environment have increased, highlighting the need for human–wildlife coexistence and conflict mitigation. Spatial ecology, and the use of passive satellite movement technology in particular, has been used to identify ...
Tyler Steven Coleman, Wray Gabel, Michael Easter, Maggie McGreal, Mahmood Sasa Marin, Davinia Beneyto Garrigos, Christopher M. Murray   +6 more
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American crocodiles on jet skis: Conflict or coexistence?

Wildlife Society Bulletin
American crocodiles in southern Florida have been increasing in number since receiving federal protection in the mid‐20th century. As the species is now often observed outside of protected areas, the potential for human‐wildlife interactions has also ...
David A. Steen, Vincent R. Deem, Dan Navarro, Ryan Ford, Joseph Ricketts, Andrew Letter   +5 more
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MitochondrialDNAanalysis reveals hidden genetic diversity in captive populations of the threatened American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Colombia [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2015
Bloor P, Ibáñez C, Viloria-Lagares TA.
exaly   +2 more sources

First genetic evaluation of a wild population of Crocodylus intermedius: New insights for the recovery of a Critically Endangered species. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
During the second third of last century, the Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) underwent a hunting process driven by the demand from the North American, European, and Japanese leather industry, resulting in a sharp decline of its populations ...
Nicolás Castillo-Rodríguez, Ana M Saldarriaga-Gómez, Rafael Antelo, Mario Vargas-Ramírez   +3 more
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First successful nest for the Vulnerable American crocodile Crocodylus acutus population on the west coast of Florida, USA

Oryx, 2023
The American crocodile Crocodylus acutus occurs across the Americas, with its northernmost distribution being in South Florida, USA. This species has undergone severe declines across its range and is categorized globally as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red ...
Steve Bertone, Avishka Godahewa, Sergio A. Balaguera-Reina, Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Frank J. Mazzotti   +4 more
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Cave-dwelling crocodiles of Central Belize

International Journal of Speleology, 2023
We provide the results on the first systematic effort to study cave-dwelling crocodiles in central Belize. For nearly three decades, managers at Runaway Creek Nature Reserve have frequently observed crocodile tracks and trackways in caves, while ...
Jut Wynne, Marisa Tellez, Kayla Hartwell, Stevan Reneau, Gilroy Welch, Kyle Voyles, Michael Cal, Reynold Cal, Denoy Castillo, Jane Champion   +9 more
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Native and Nonnative Crocodilians of Florida

EDIS, 2013
Florida has two native species of crocodilians, the American alligator and the American crocodile. These federally protected species are easily confused with nonnative crocodilians found in south Florida, such as the spectacled caiman and the Nile ...
Michiko A. Squires, Seth C. Farris, Brian M. Jeffery, Frank J. Mazzotti   +3 more
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A Transatlantic Tale of Monsters and Virgins: Our Lady of Sorrows and the Crocodile

Religions, 2023
In 1748, an image of Our Lady of Sorrows brought from Mexico by Marcos Torres, an Indiano born in Tenerife who made his fortune in New Spain, was enthroned with a festivity and sermon.
Mariana Zinni
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