Morelet's crocodile

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Morelet's crocodile Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–Present, 0.1–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[3][note 1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauromorpha
Clade:	Archosauriformes
Order:	Crocodilia
Family:	Crocodylidae
Genus:	Crocodylus
Species:	C. moreletii
Binomial name
Crocodylus moreletii (A.H.A. Duméril & Bibron, 1851)[2][4]
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.^[2][5] 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.^[2] The species has a fossil record in Guatemala.^[6]

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