Species Profile
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Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Reptilia
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Foreign (Region 10)
Date Listed: Jun 2, 1970

  • Countries in which the the Morelet's crocodile is known to occur:  Belize , Guatemala , Mexico

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
06/28/2006 71 FR 36743 36745 Notice of 90-day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Morelet's Crocodile From the List of Threatened and Endangered Species, substantial
06/02/1970 35 FR 8491 8498 Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Morelet's crocodile.

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Morelet's crocodile.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Morelet's crocodile

» Petitions

Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Finding
06/28/2006 71 FR 36743 36745 Notice of 90-day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Morelet's Crocodile From the List of Threatened and Endangered Species, substantial
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial
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    Last updated: February 9, 2010