美洲鳄是新热带界的一种大型鳄鱼,为四种现存的美洲鳄鱼中分布最广泛的一种,主要分布在北美洲美国佛罗里达州及墨西哥沿太平洋到南美洲秘鲁、委内瑞拉一带,栖息于咸淡水交界的红树林、沼泽等湿地。美洲鳄的体型比其他鳄鱼都大,南部和中部美洲的雄性体长可达6.1米。 The American crocodile, a large tropical crocodile, is one of the four most widely distributed species of American crocodiles. It is found in North America, Florida and Mexico, along the Pacific Ocean, to the South American region of Peru and Venezuela, Mangroves at the junction of freshwater, swamps and other wetlands. The American crocodile is larger than any other crocodile, and males up to 6.1 meters in southern and central America.