Abstract

ESCOBEDO GALVAN, Armando H  and  MEJIA VARGAS, Fernando. El "cocodrilo de tumbes" (crocodylus acutus cuvier 1807): Estudio preliminar de su estado actual en el norte de Perú. . Ecol. apl. [online]. 2003, vol.2, n.1, pp.133-135. ISSN 1726-2216.

In order to assess the actual status of the Crocodylus acutus populations from northern Perú, Tumbes Region, from June 2002 to February 2003, diurnal and nocturnal surveys were conducted. A density of 0.19 indviduals / km was estimated. This is the lowest density for C. acutus worldwide. The following population structure was found: 82.61% juveniles, 4.37% subadults and 13.09% adults. This is similar to population structures reported elsewhere.

Keywords : Crocodylus acutus; Crocodile of Tumbes; it structures populational; Tumbes River.

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