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Just for fun. Do you have a guess?? No there are no pics on our web site of these yet so you can't cheat. I know what they are do you??

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is it a salty

n/p

mugger

Crocodylus siamensis

The next time you make it to the USA and come to Florida. Let me know and I will give you a private tour of my facility were you can see the Siamese you identified and 7-8 other species and subspecies of crocodilians we keep in breed here.

All kidding aside. I know you are a highly respected keeper in the crocodilian world and would love to have you vist my facility the next time you are in central Florida. You can email me at NatureCoastExoticsInc@msn.com if you are interested...

To everyone else except Archie...Out of the thousands of people that looked at that picture I can't beleive only 2 people replied.. With the amount of responces I guess you guys don't like that game??

I didn't notice the other replies to my message until after I posted my reply to Ralf..

Hope to be able getting back to Florida next year and can´t wait to meet you and see your collection.
Thanks for the invitation.
Take care
Ralf
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its C. palustris.. the mugger croc

It appears to be a Nile/C. niloticus.
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Israel Dupont
Winter Haven, FL

what is a morelets?

I'd say its a Siamese.

You are right it's a Siamese and I am glad to see it brought some life to the forum. I am sorry I said there was only 2 replies earlier I was wrong. You guys had some good guesses I just didn't see them until after I posted to Ralf..

My fault I get 50 lashes with a wet noodle...LOL...

How about we do more, with say, pics of juveniles??? They can be a bugger to ID from just a pic.

MCH
www.matabuey.com

For my eyes, Niles and Cubans also have pronounced protuberances behind the eyes...that's why I thought, with limited view, that this was a Nile.
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Israel Dupont
Winter Haven, FL

I could see that, but I remembered seeing the Siamese at Miami Metrozoo a few years ago, and then again at St. Augustine this past March, and the thought stuck in my mind, that the protuberances just seemed oddly shaped or more extended...there was just something different about them.

That's the only thing that stuck out in my mind. Well, that and that they were pretty dark in color. Here's a pic of them.

well, if I had to bet my life on it I would say that it was a mindorensis. What do I win?