American Crocodile Skull Replica

Description

American crocodile skull replica measures 30.3 x 17.0 x 16.0 inches. The Crocodylus acutus is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The American crocodile is a Neotropical crocodilian, making it the most widespread of the four crocodiles in the Americas. Populations live from South Florida and coastal Mexico to as far south as Peru and Venezuela.

Populations inhabit areas from South Florida and the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamacia, and Hispaniola down through the coasts of Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.

These crocodiles occupy coastal areas, river systems, and habitats with high salinity. They frequently gather in brackish lakes, mangrove swamps, lagoons, cays, and small islands.

While special salt glands under the tongue allow other crocodile species to tolerate saltwater, only the American crocodile and the saltwater crocodile commonly thrive in marine environments.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Crocodilia
• Family: Crocodylidae
• Genus: Crocodylus
• Species: C. acutus
• Binomial name: Crocodylus acutus Cuvier, 1807
• Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)

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