Young Cuban crocodile

Description:

Adult Cuban crocodiles vary in color from yellowish or yellow-green with dense dark green or black blotches. Their backs and necks are mostly black or blackish, and their legs and sides are spotted. White eyelid edges give these reptiles a spectacled look. Juveniles are more brightly colored--more yellowish and spotted???--than adults. Cuban crocodiles have stout, muscular legs and slightly ridged scales on their tails.

Habitat:

National zoo

Notes:

Cuban crocodiles ambush prey floating or swimming in the water and leap out of the water. They may also eat small mammals on land.