American crocodile
species of reptile
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Summary
American crocodile is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,819 views/month, #482 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Crocodylus[5]
- Taxon name: Crocodylus acutus[6]
- Commons category: Crocodylus acutus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Crocodylus acutus[8]
- Commons gallery: Crocodylus acutus[9]
- Short name: C. acutus[10]
- Taxon common name: American crocodile[11], Caiman, Caiman de costa, Caiman aguja[12], Cocodrilo de Río[13], Lagarto Amarillo[14], Lagarto Real[15], Crocodile Americain[16], crocodilu americanu[17], šilonosi krokodil[18]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[19]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[20]
- Diel cycle: nocturnal[21]
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Identifiers
American crocodile's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 26085[22]. American crocodile's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48399[23]. American crocodile's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559655[24]. American crocodile's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441329[25]. American crocodile's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174361[26].
Why It Matters
American crocodile has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]