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title: "Crocodilo-americano"
description: "Crocodylus acutus — Répteis. The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/american-crocodile
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Crocodilo-americano

> Crocodylus acutus — Répteis. The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics.

- Scientific name: *Crocodylus acutus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 18489
- Wikidata: [Q207836](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207836)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26085](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26085)

## Names

- en: American Crocodile
- de: Spitzkrokodil
- es: Cocodrilo de Río
- fr: Crocodile Américain
- nl: Spitssnuitkrokodil
- pt: Crocodilo-americano
- pl: Krokodyl amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

CR (6710), MX (4612), US (3721), PA (865), CO (118), BZ (115), EC (108), DO (101), HN (98), JM (88), NI (77), SV (66)

## Summary

The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics. It is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas, with populations present from South Florida, the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola, and the coasts of Mexico to as far south as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.
The habitat of the American crocodile consists largely of coastal areas. It is also found in river systems, but tends to prefer salinity, resulting in the species congregating in brackish lakes, mangrove swamps, lagoons, cays, and small islands. Other crocodiles…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_crocodile

## Photo

![Crocodilo-americano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-crocodile/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279969448

## Machine access

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