<Li> Crocodylus caudiverbera? Bonnaterre, 1789 </Li> <Li> Crocodylus floridanus Hornaday, 1875 </Li> <P> 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 southern Florida and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of southern Mexico to South America as far south as Peru and Venezuela . It also lives on many of the Caribbean islands such as Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and Grand Cayman . </P> <P> Within the United States, the American crocodile's distribution is limited to the southern tip of Florida, though at least two have been found as far north as the Tampa Bay area . The current US population, estimated at 2,000, represents a significant recovery from a few hundred in the 1970s . </P>

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