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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

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American crocodile eggs in nest

© Ted Levin / Animals Animals
American crocodile eggs and hatchling

© Ted Levin / Animals Animals
Two American crocodile hatchlings

© Jim Doran / Animals Animals
American crocodile hatchling

© Pierre Fidenci / Endangered Species International
Two juvenile American crocodiles

© Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.
American crocodile on bank

© Adrian Hepworth / www.photoshot.com
American crocodile

© Bill Silliker, Jr. / Animals Animals
American crocodile basking

© Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.
American crocodile basking

© Mike Wilkes / naturepl.com
American crocodile basking, showing gape and palatal valve

© Lynn M. Stone / naturepl.com
American crocodile with open mouth

© Klaus Nigge
American crocodile teeth

© F. Pölking / www.flpa-images.co.uk
American crocodile, head detail

© Ken Marks
American crocodile hind leg

© Mike Wilkes / naturepl.com
American crocodile skin, showing texture

© Klaus Nigge
American crocodile submerged in water

© Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.
Two American crocodiles in river shallows

© Richard Edwards
Two American crocodiles on the bank of river

© John Pontier / Animals Animals

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