Scalation of the American Crocodile, Crocodylus acutus (Crocodylidae, Crocodilia), from the Coastal Zone of Northern Belize

Steven G. Platt; John B. Thorbjarnarson; Thomas R. Rainwater

doi:10.18475/cjos.v46i2.a23

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Steven G. Platt,¹ John B. Thorbjarnarson,^2,3 Thomas R. Rainwater^4,5,*

¹1Department of Biology, P.O. Box C-64, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, 79832
²2Wildlife Conservation Society, P.O. Box 37625, Gainesville, Florida, 32635-7625
³4Deceased
⁴3The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech
⁵5 Current address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, Ho

^*Corresponding author: trrainwater@gmail.com

Abstract

We here describe scalation in a large sample (n = 80) of American crocodiles, Crocodylus acutus, collected from the coastal zone of northern Belize. Differences between our data and the few published descriptions of C. acutus were found among post-occipital, nuchal, dorsal, ventral, and double-crested caudal scale groups, suggesting that interpopulational differences in scalation may exist in this widely distributed species. Whether populations can be identified on the basis of scalation remains to be determined.

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Steven G. Platt, John B. Thorbjarnarson, and Thomas R. Rainwater "Scalation of the American Crocodile, Crocodylus acutus (Crocodylidae, Crocodilia), from the Coastal Zone of Northern Belize," Caribbean Journal of Science 46(2–3), 332-338, (1 January 2010). https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v46i2.a23

Published: 1 January 2010

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