One of the 10 crocodiles on WAnimals
Reptiles · Crocodilia · Crocodylidae
Crocodylus rhombifer
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
It has the smallest range of any crocodile in the world, confined entirely to two Cuban wetlands. It is one of the few crocodilians recorded hunting cooperatively as a group.
Weight
70 kg – 215 kg
Size
2.1 m – 5 m
Life expectancy
60 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Hierarchical pack
Lives in an organised hierarchical group, typical of cooperative hunters.
Estimated population
Fewer than 3,000 animals in the wild, restricted to the Zapata and Lanier swamps, in Cuba.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Dimensions.com · Animal-pedia · About Animals · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (Cuban crocodile) · Animalia.bio · IUCN CSG species account
Best time: All year round in the Zapata Swamp, in Cuba, by day; it is the most terrestrial and agile of the crocodiles, able to leap clear of the water.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Cuban Crocodile — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The cuban crocodile is classified as critically endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 2 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about cuban crocodile.
