Title
Crocodylus Moreletii (Morelet’s Crocodile). Troglodytism
Author(s)
Platt, Steven G.;Rainwater, Thomas R.
Published
2016
Publisher
Herpetological Review
Abstract
Troglodytism (cave-dwelling) appears to be rare among crocodilians, having been reported for only four of 23 (17.3%) extant species (reviewed by Soomaweera et al. 2014. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 29:82–81). Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus), Dwarf Crocodiles (Osteolaemus sp.), and Australian Freshwater Crocodiles (C. johnstoni) are known to inhabit waterbodies in caves (Wilson 1987. Cave Science 14:107–111; Soomaweera et al., op. cit.), and False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) trackways have been found entering caves (Steubing et al. 2004. Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter 23:11–12). We here report an observation of troglodytism by C. moreletii at a cave in northern Belize.

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