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American crocodile
American crocodile
(Crocodylus acutus)
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Glossary
Incubate:
to keep eggs warm so that development is possible.
References
IUCN Red List (November, 2004)
http://www.redlist.org
American Crocodile (November, 2004)
http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/animals1/crocodile/amercroc.html
Crocodilian Species List:
Crocodylus acutus
(November, 2004)
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/csp_cacu.htm
CITES (November, 2004)
http://www.cites.org
Aberdeen University Natural History Centre (November, 2004)
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~nhi708/classify/animalia/chordata/reptilia/crocodilia/index.html
Animal Diversity Web (November, 2004)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Crocodylus_acutus.html
Zoo Farm (November, 2004)
http://zoofarm.elgratissitio.com/acutus.html
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