A RECENT CAPTURE OF A LARGE AMERICAN CROCODILE (Crocodylus acutus) IN FLORIDA.

The article focuses on the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) captured during a crocodile spotlight survey of East Cape Canal, Everglades National Park (ENP) on December 15, 2008. The author says that the C. acutus with 416.7 cm total length (TL) was a large male crocodile with a distinct scute slip #225. Meanwhile, the crocodile #225 was first caught on August 9, 1986 in the Flamingo Boat Basin, ENP, representing the largest live capture of C. acutus in Florida. It states that the next longest time interval is for a male, measuring 384.9 cm TL from the same nest as crocodile #225. Furthermore, the recaptures of two C. acutus in ENP is noted to underline the significance of the long-term monitoring programs for Endangered and Threatened species recovery.