Remarkable Movements of an American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Florida

Michael S. Cherkiss; Frank J. Mazzotti; Lindsey Hord; Mario Aldecoa

doi:10.1656/058.013.0407

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Michael S. Cherkiss,^1,* Frank J. Mazzotti,² Lindsey Hord,³ Mario Aldecoa⁴

¹1US Geological Survey, Southeast Ecological Science Center, 3205 College Avenue, Davie, FL, 33314.
²2University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center, 3205 College Avenue, Davie, FL
³3Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 8122 US HWY 441 SE, Okeechobee, FL, 34974.
⁴4Florida Power and Light Company, Turkey Point Power Plant, 9760 SW 344th Street, Homestead, FL, 330

^*Corresponding author - mcherkiss@usgs.gov.

Abstract

Here we present the remarkable movements of an individual Crocodylus acutus (American Crocodile) over a 14-year period. The crocodile was originally marked in Homestead, FL as a young-of-the-year in 1999, and was later recaptured multiple times more than 388 km away along the southwest coast of Florida. After several relocations and numerous sightings, this individual who has become known as Yellow Number 1 was found back within the same canal system in which it was first captured.

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Michael S. Cherkiss, Frank J. Mazzotti, Lindsey Hord, and Mario Aldecoa "Remarkable Movements of an American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Florida," Southeastern Naturalist 13(4), (1 December 2014). https://doi.org/10.1656/058.013.0407

Published: 1 December 2014

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