Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier 1807 (Cuban crocodile)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Crocodylidae

Synonyms: Crocodylus antillensis Varona 1966, Crocodylus pristinus Leidy 1868

Belongs to Crocodylus according to J. W. Lang and L. J. Guilette 2002

See also Brochu 2000, Morgan 1994, Morgan et al. 1993 and Varona 1984

Sister taxa: Crocodilus (Ichthyosuchus), Crocodilus antiquus, Crocodilus biporcatus, Crocodilus ziphodon, Crocodylus (Leptorhynchus), Crocodylus acer, Crocodylus acutus, Crocodylus affinis, Crocodylus americanus, Crocodylus anthropophagus, Crocodylus aptus, Crocodylus bambolii, Crocodylus caralitanus, Crocodylus chamensis, Crocodylus checchiai, Crocodylus elliotti, Crocodylus falconensis, Crocodylus gariepensis, Crocodylus gaudense, Crocodylus greenwoodi, Crocodylus grypus, Crocodylus intermedius, Crocodylus johnstoni, Crocodylus megarhinus, Crocodylus mindorensis, Crocodylus moreletii, Crocodylus niloticus, Crocodylus niloticus kaisensis, Crocodylus novaeguineae, Crocodylus palaeindicus, Crocodylus palustris, Crocodylus parvus, Crocodylus polyodon, Crocodylus porosus, Crocodylus raninus, Crocodylus siamensis, Crocodylus solaris, Crocodylus stavelianus, Crocodylus subulatus, Crocodylus suchus, Crocodylus sulciferus, Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni, Crocodylus wheelerii, Crocodylus ziphodon, Limnosaurus

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (8 collections), Cayman Islands (7), Cuba (4), the Dominican Republic (2)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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