The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a species of crocodile found within the Neotropics of, as the name suggests, the Americas. Populations are present in South Florida, but also in Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Mexico to as far south as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. It coexists with the American alligator in Florida and the spectacled caiman within Central America. It is an apex predator that sometimes likes to venture out into saltwater areas. Prey species have ranged in size from the insects taken by young American crocodiles to full-grown cattle taken by large adults, and can include various birds, mammals, turtles, snakes, lizards, smaller crocodilians, echinoderms, arachnids, crabs, other crustaceans, snails, other mollusks, frogs, fish, and occasionally carrion and fruits. The American crocodile is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
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Jurassic World: The Game[]
The American crocodile is mentioned in the third evolution fact of Plesiosuchus, being two feet longer than it.
Jurassic World Evolution[]
The DNA of the American crocodile can be used for the Skin Toughness trait gene that can be used to increase a dinosaur's defense trait.
