American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Believed to be the first photograph of a Florida crocodile
Title: The American Museum journal
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_American_Museum_journal_(c1900-(1918))_(17973937570).jpg
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. Populations occur from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of southern Mexico to South America as far as Peru and Venezuela. It also lives on many of the Caribbean islands such as Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and Grand Cayman.
