Banco Chinchorro crocodiles, populations of crocodiles living in Banco Chinchorro, were originally thought to be populations of American crocodiles. However, it is now believed they may be a separate species. The possibility was first introduced in a 2025 report, although the species has not been formally named.[1]
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References
- ^ Avila-Cervantes, Jose; Charruau, Pierre; Cedeño-Vázquez, J. Rogelio; Bui, Hoai-Nam; Venegas-Anaya, Miryam; Vargas, Marta; López-Luna, Marco A.; González-Cortés, Héctor; Macías-Díaz, David A.; Pérez-Flores, Jonathan S.; Barrios-Quiroz, Gabriel; Salazar, J. Miguel; McMillan, W. Owen; Larsson, Hans C.E. (June 2025). “Novel island species elucidate a species complex of Neotropical crocodiles”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 207 108341. Bibcode:2025MolPE.20708341A. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108341. PMID 40158784.
Further reading
- Pierre Charruau (January 2012). “Microclimate of American crocodile nests in Banco Chinchorro biosphere reserve, Mexico: Effect on incubation length, embryos survival and hatchlings sex”. Journal of Thermal Biology. 37 (1): 6–14. doi:10.1016/J.JTHERBIO.2011.10.010. ISSN 0306-4565. Wikidata Q123240759.