795274 Crocodylus rhombifer Critically Endangered (CR) <i>Crocodylus rhombifer</i> Cuvier, 1807 Cuban crocodile bg Кубински крокодил br Krokodil Kuba de Kubakrokodil de Rautenkrokodil en Cuban crocodile es Cocodrilo de cuba fi Kuubankrokotiili fr Crocodile de cuba he תנין קובני hu Rombuszkrokodil ja キューバワニ mk Кубански крокодил nl Ruitkrokodil no Rutekrokodille pl Krokodyl kubański pt Crocodilo-cubano ru Крокодил кубинский ru Кубинский крокодил sv Kubakrokodil tr Küba timsahı Ross, C. 1989. Crocodiles and Alligators.. New York: Facts on File Publication. 4566 1 4566 638778 false 1 1992. Reptiles. Encyclopedia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britanica Inc.. 4567 1 4567 638778 false 1 AZA Species Survival Plan, Nov. 1, 1998. "AZA-Cuban Crocodile-Crocodylus rhombifer" (On-line). Accessed Nov. 13, 2000 at http://www.aza.org/programs/ssp/ssp.cfm?ssp=30&pub=386 . 4568 1 4568 638778 false 1 Alderton, D. 1991. Crocodiles and Alligators of the World. 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IUCN Red List (December, 2008) <a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org">http://www.iucnredlist.org</a> 686150 1 686150 1421109 false 1 4. CITES (December, 2008) <a href="http://www.cites.org">http://www.cites.org</a> 692308 1 692308 1421109 false 1 2. Braziatis, P. (1973) The identification of crocodilians. <i>Zoologica</i>, <b>58</b>: 59 - 101. 695227 1 695227 1421109 false 1 3. Animal Diversity Web (May, 2002) <a href="http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/crocodylus/c._rhombifer$narrative.html">http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/crocodylus/c._rhombifer$narrative.html</a> 695228 1 695228 1421109 false 1 5. Crocodile Specialist Group (May, 2002) <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/act-plan/crhom.htm">http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/act-plan/crhom.htm</a> 695229 1 695229 1421109 false 1 6. Crocodilian.com (May, 2002) <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csp_crho.htm">http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csp_crho.htm</a> 695230 1 695230 1421109 false 1 Frank & Kate's Web Page (Online source) 730840 1 730840 2392317 false 1 The breeding season generally begins in May and although females normally dig hole-nests in the wild, they are capable of building mound-nests under certain conditions; the average clutch size is 30 - 40 eggs (6). In the wild, individuals can interbreed with the American crocodile (<i>Crocodylus acutus</i>) whose breeding season overlaps with that of the Cuban crocodile (6). This hybridisation appears to be natural but may pose a threat to the genetic purity of this species if population numbers fall. The changing nesting strategies may reflect evidence of hybridisation (5).</p><p>Cuban crocodiles have broad back teeth that are adapted to crushing turtle shells, which enables these crocodiles to get to their main source of food (6). Fish and mammals are also consumed and historically this species appears to have preyed on the, now extinct, giant sloth (6). Possessing strong hind legs, this crocodilian is particularly agile on land, able to move quickly and leap into the air (6). ddd024448c0e0ae8a2a83963b3533929 2613677 Wildscreen Copyright Wildscreen 2003-2008 ARKive Copyright Copyright Wildscreen 2003-2008. Some rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Supplier ARKive http://www.arkive.org/ 5978 arkive Location Source URL View original data object http://www.arkive.org/cuban-crocodile/crocodylus-rhombifer/ Citation English cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 Text http://content1.eol.org/content_large.jpg http://content2.eol.org/content_medium.jpg http://content3.eol.org/content_small.jpg 1 Overview 3 Description 290 General Description 302 Nucleotide Sequences 267 Morphology 232 Reproduction and Life History 70 Behavior 4 Ecology and Distribution 20 Distribution 41 Habitat 297 Trophic Strategy 8 Conservation 33 Trends and Threats 286 Conservation Status 6 Relevance 251 Uses 295 Procedures 300 Wikipedia 9 Biodiversity Heritage Library 7 References and More Information 17 Literature References 226 Specialist Projects 298 Biomedical Terms 227 Search the Web 13 Common Names 1 Animalia NOT EVALUATED Animalia 694 Chordata NOT EVALUATED Chordata 1703 Reptilia NOT EVALUATED Reptilia 1738 Crocodylia NOT EVALUATED Crocodylia 1739 Crocodylidae NOT EVALUATED Crocodylidae 39476 Crocodylus NOT EVALUATED Crocodylus 795274 Crocodylus rhombifer Critically Endangered (CR) <i>Crocodylus rhombifer</i> Cuvier, 1807 Portland State University, MA Education 7 klans BA Physics - Johns Hopkins University MS Education - Johns Hopkins University ME Engineering Physics - University of Virginia 10 peter Ph.D., University of Bristol (1976) D.Sc., Queen's University, Belfast (1990) 11 paddy Asst. 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