The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a prominent species at Turneffe which has been studied fairly extensively.
CROCODILES
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Crocodile Lagoon |
Baby Crocodile |
Links to pertinent publications are below.
Rainwater, T. R. and S. G. Platt (2009).
"Possible decline of an American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) population
on Turneffe Atoll, Belize." Herpetological Bulletin (107): 3-11. Oceanic Society
Platt S. G. and Thorbjarnarson J. B., "Nesting
Ecology of the American Crocodile in the Coastal Zone of Belize”, Copeia,
2000(3), pp. 869–873
Platt S. G. and Thorbjarnarson J. B., "Status and conservation of the
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, in Belize”, Wildlife Conservation
Society, Biological Conservation 96 (2000) 13-20
Platt S., Rainwater T., Nichols, S., A
recent population assessment of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in
Turneffe Atoll, Belize, Herpetological
Bulletin [2004] - Number 89, page 26-32
OTHER REPTILES
PLATT¹, S. G., J. MEERMAN, T. R.
RAINWATER, and A. G. FINGER. Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler): an addition to the
herpetofauna of Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Conserv. Biol 3: 490-491. Oceanic Society
Platt SG, Meerman J, Rainwater TR. Diversity, observations, and conservation of the herpetofauna of Turneffe, Lighthouse, and Glovers Atolls, Belize. Bulletin-British Herpetological Society 1-13. 1998.
Vogt RC, Platt SG, Rainwater
TR. Rhinoclemmys areolata (Duméril and
Bibron 1851) – Furrowed Wood Turtle, Black-Bellied Turtle, Mojena. In:
Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project
of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.Edited by P. C.
H. P. A.G.J. Rhodin, P.P. van Dijk, R.A. Saumure, K.A. Buhlmann, J.B. Iverson,
and R.A. Mittermeier: Chelonian Research
Foundation. 2009.
Wu TH, Rainwater TR, Platt SG,
McMurry ST, Anderson TA. DDE in eggs of two crocodile species from Belize. Journal
of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 48(12): 6416-6420.
2000.
Yee J, Lee J, Desowitz A,
Blumstein DT. The Costs of Conspecifics: Are Social Distractions or
Environmental Distractions More Salient? Ethology
119(6): 480-488. 2013.
