Morelet's crocodile
| Morelet's crocodile Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–Present, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Crocodylidae |
| Genus: | Crocodylus |
| Species: | C. moreletii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocodylus moreletii (A.H.A. Duméril & Bibron, 1851) | |
| Range of Crocodylus moreletii | |
Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known as the Mexican crocodile or Belize crocodile, is a modest-sized crocodilian found only in the Atlantic regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. It usually grows to about 3 metres (10 ft) in length. It is a species at least concern for extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The species has a fossil record in Guatemala.