Species Profile
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Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)

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

Listing Status:   



  • Countries in which the the Morelet's crocodile, is known to occur:  Belize, Guatemala, Mexico
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
06/02/1970 Foreign (Region 10)

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 5)
Date Citation Page Title
05/23/2012 77 FR 30820 30854 Final Rule To Remove the Morelet's Crocodile From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Final Rule
04/27/2011 76 FR 23650 23683 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition and Proposed Rule To Remove the Morelet’s Crocodile From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
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
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 2 of 2)
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
05/23/2012 77 FR 30820 30854 Final Rule To Remove the Morelet's Crocodile From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Final Rule
  • Final Delisting, Recovered
    • 04/27/2011 76 FR 23650 23683 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition and Proposed Rule To Remove the Morelet’s Crocodile From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
  • Proposed Delisting, Recovered

    • » 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

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: June 19, 2013