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IUCN 2021: T5659A168712617
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Crocodylus acutus, American Crocodile
Assessment by: Rainwater, T.R., Platt, S.G., Charruau, P., Balaguera-Reina, S.A.,
Sigler, L., Cedeño-Vázquez, J.R. & Thorbjarnarson, J.B.
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Citation: Rainwater, T.R., Platt, S.G., Charruau, P., Balaguera-Reina, S.A., Sigler, L., Cedeño-Vázquez,
J.R. & Thorbjarnarson, J.B. 2021. Crocodylus acutus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021:
e.T5659A168712617. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T5659A168712617.en
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