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- Title
Possible decline of an American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) population on Turneffe Atoll, Belize.
- Authors
RAINWATER, THOMAS R.; PLATT, STEVEN G.
- Abstract
The article presents information on a study which conducted spotlight surveys and nest counts to evaluate the current status of American crocodile or Crocodylus (C.) acutus populations in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Observations were made on 23 C. acutus along the survey route in May 2008 and eight crocodiles during late June-early July. It revealed that overall crocodile encounters were significantly lower compared to surveys conducted in 2002. The same goes with the number of nests which is indicative of a reduction in breeding females in the Turneffe Atoll crocodile population.
- Subjects
TURNEFFE Island (Belize); BELIZE; REPTILE surveys; NESTS; AMERICAN crocodile; CROCODYLUS; HABITAT surveys
- Publication
Herpetological Bulletin, 2009, Issue 107, p3
- ISSN
1473-0928
- Publication type
Article