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title: "Bultkrokodil"
description: "Crocodylus moreletii — Reptielen. Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known commonly as the Mexican crocodile, the Belize crocodile, and el cocodrilo de pantano in Spanish, is a modest-sized crocodilian in the family Crocodylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/morelet-s-crocodile
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bultkrokodil

> Crocodylus moreletii — Reptielen. Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known commonly as the Mexican crocodile, the Belize crocodile, and el cocodrilo de pantano in Spanish, is a modest-sized crocodilian in the family Crocodylidae.

- Scientific name: *Crocodylus moreletii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 6708
- Wikidata: [Q723708](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723708)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26074](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26074)

## Names

- en: Morelet's Crocodile
- de: Beulenkrokodil
- es: Cocodrilo de pantano
- fr: Crocodile de Morelet
- nl: Bultkrokodil
- pt: Crocodilo-de-morelet
- pl: Krokodyl meksykański

## Countries with the most observations

MX (4245), BZ (421), GT (391)

## Summary

Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known commonly as the Mexican crocodile, the Belize crocodile, and el cocodrilo de pantano in Spanish, is a modest-sized crocodilian in the family Crocodylidae. The species is found only in the Atlantic regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. It usually grows to about 3 metres (10 ft) in total length (tail included). 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morelet%27s_crocodile

## Photo

![Bultkrokodil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/morelet-s-crocodile/medium.jpg)

Photo: David Hernández · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/276315071

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/morelet-s-crocodile?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).