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Patrick Pester

Scientists discover 2 new species of crocodile hiding in plain sight

A photograph of a researcher holding a crocodile in the Caribbean. .

Researchers have identified two new crocodile species living on isolated islands in the Caribbean — and they're both threatened with extinction, a new study has found.

The reptiles, previously thought to be American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus), separately inhabit the island of Cozumel and the atoll of Banco Chinchorro off Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Both populations have around 500 individuals.

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