Mexican crocodile

Description:

It is distinguished by being smaller average size between 3 to 3.5 m and the pups at birth between 25 and 30 cm . The head is flat and broad, relatively short snout and rather rounded at the tip. Its length is 1.5 to 1.7 times the basal width. Tecodonto teeth type 5 premaxillary teeth , jaws 13 or 14 and 15 mandibular suture interpremaxilar considerably shorter than the width of the premaxillary added . Some mature individuals have a pair of transverse ridges in the eyes that join the dorsal half of the upper jaw . In the neck it has four or more postoccipitales six or more nucales.Las shields ventral scales have follicular glands without osteodérmicos buttons. Rounded tail at first and subsequently compressed particularly in the distal portion . It presents whorls interspersed on the ventral side of the tail.

Habitat:

Records in the states of Chiapas , Campeche , Colima, San Luis Potosi , Tabasco , Tamaulipas , Quintana Roo , Yucatan, Veracruz and as an introduced species in Sinaloa have. Current distribution , with populations still present : The current distribution remains at the same states and in the same area originally recognized and although there are no current studies of the distribution , it is likely that stocks are removed along distribution.

Notes:

Wealth and characteristics of the Laguna del Carpintero also surprised Steve Irwin. In his televised program on Animal Planet and is now available through YouTube, Steve Irwin said the moreletii crocodile showed a positive attitude and that is a very different issue from northern Australia . He said the Laguna del Carpintero are so used to people that just walk away quietly . " Look at this , is the largest marsh crocodile I've seen, should be more than three meters. This lake is a model for the world of how humans can live in close harmony with large wild animals."