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CROCODILE
It inhabits from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Central America to the north of Peru, in permanent water bodies such as coastal lagoons, estuaries, rivers, streams, whose dominant vegetation are mangroves.
Crocodylus acutus
Scientific name
Up to 5 m
Length
Up to 990 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
It is a stout grayish-colored animal with dark markings, a narrow and pointed head, it can measure up to 4 or 5 meters long and weigh more than 990 pounds. They feed on any vertebrates including birds and large mammals, they are predators that await any careless prey that comes to drink water even from drowned animals floating in the river.
ALLIGATOR
It inhabits fresh waters, swamps and swamps, from southern Mexico, the southern coast of Guatemala and Central America to the northeast of South America.
Caiman crocodilus
Scientific name
Up to 2 m
Length
Up to 88 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
It is a small animal with a relatively small head and short muzzle, it has a notch or protrusion between the eyes (like the mark left by wearing glasses, hence its name), it measures about 2 meters. It feeds mainly on fish, crustaceans, including reptiles, amphibians, small and medium mammals.
