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Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

Photo by Yasser
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Field Notes

Description:

Large male crocodile estimated to be about 5 meters or 16+ feet!

Habitat:

Costa Rican river

Notes:

We rode down a river to one of the most highly concentrated areas of crocs in Costa Rica. This large male is well known in the area.

Reference Links:

Crocodilian Species - American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

Species ID Suggestions

American crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (6)
Yasser
A couple more of this big guy! You can see how well he blends in when he's submerged. Awesome creatures. It was quite amazing to see this big male so close and in the wild.
peter
Look at you, Steve Erwin
Gina9210
Wow! I met him from Dan's spotting too. It's not so scary!!
Lynx A
Nice! What is it snapping at?

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