Found on two landmasses off the coast of the Yucatan, these surprise species could unfortunately already be in danger.

Biologists have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of Banco Chinchorro, both off the Yucat n Peninsula. The ...

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McGill University researchers, working with Mexican scientists, have found two new crocodile species on islands off the ...

The new reptile species had previously been thought to belong to the American crocodile, which has a widespread range.

More information: Jose Avila-Cervantes et al, Novel island species elucidate a species complex of Neotropical crocodiles, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108341 ...

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The reptiles, previously thought to be American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus), separately inhabit the island of Cozumel and the atoll of Banco Chinchorro off Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.