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Morelet's crocodile?

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Wild, seen in Coba, Yucatan, Mexico.

Coba lake is one of the few places to see this species. 'unfortunately', American crocodiles live here too making identification harder. I identified another croc I saw as American, but still unsure about this one. Snout shape makes me lean towards Morelet's.
The snout looks good and I can see spots so yes that looks much more like a Morelets Crocodile than an American Alligator so I would say yes it is a Morelets.
 
Thank you both!

American crocodiles aren't exactly rare but the Morelet's is so I'm thrilled to have seen this species in the wild too!
 

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SONY DSC-HX400V
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ƒ/5
Focal length
43.1 mm
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1/100 second(s)
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160
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Bultkrokodil.jpg
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Wed, 24 July 2019 4:58 PM
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