Sometimes confused with the much larger and more aggressive crocodiles found in Australia, Africa and southeast Asia, the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is relatively docile and shy.

Multilocus analyses of an Antarctic fish species flock (Teleostei, Notothenioidei, Trematominae): phylogenetic approach and test of the early-radiation event.

This contrasted sharply with the aggressive nature of crocodiles. Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). This is Maximo, a 15’+ crocodile at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. Obtained from Molly ...