Although arboreality in extinct crocodilians is frequently suggested, the climbing abilities of extant crocodilianshave never been discussed in any detail in scientific literature. We present an overview of published and anecdotal informationon climbing in extant crocodilians, as well as original observations on four species representing two crocodile genera. Thesedata suggest that climbing behaviour is common among crocodilians and might have multiple functions. The fact that at leastsome extant crocodilians are capable of climbing arboreal vegetation despite lacking any obvious morphological adaptationsfor arboreality must be taken into account by paleontologists trying to elucidate behavioural clues from the morphology offossil taxa
Although two major clades of crocodylians (Alligatoroidea and Crocodyloidea) were split during the C...
Crocodilians (crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials) have a particular category of signals us...
Can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? It is a tricky task for most peopl...
Crocodylia is a remarkably successful group of archosaurs (crocodylians, birds, and all descendants ...
Crocodilians have dominated predatory niches at the water-land interface for over 85 million years. ...
Evolution and tree-thinking, The origin of crocodylians, Fossil crocodylians from Urumaco, The group...
Extant Crocodylia are exceptional because they employ almost the full range of quadrupedal footfall ...
We examined agonistic behaviour in seven species of hatchling and juvenile crocodilians held in smal...
We documented trackways of free-living Crocodylus acutus on beaches at the mouths of Tamarindo and V...
We examined agonistic behaviour in seven species of hatchling and juvenile crocodilians held in smal...
Riparian ecosystems are amongst the most biodiverse tropical habitats. They are important, and essen...
Behavioral predispositions are innate tendencies of animals to behave in a given way without the inp...
Crocodilians comprise an ancient and successful lineage of archosaurs that repeatedly raises questio...
All modern crocodyliforms (alligators, crocodiles and the gharial) are semi-aquatic generalist carni...
Stuffed crocodiles often predominated many famous cabinets, hanging in the center of the ceiling. Cr...
Although two major clades of crocodylians (Alligatoroidea and Crocodyloidea) were split during the C...
Crocodilians (crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials) have a particular category of signals us...
Can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? It is a tricky task for most peopl...
Crocodylia is a remarkably successful group of archosaurs (crocodylians, birds, and all descendants ...
Crocodilians have dominated predatory niches at the water-land interface for over 85 million years. ...
Evolution and tree-thinking, The origin of crocodylians, Fossil crocodylians from Urumaco, The group...
Extant Crocodylia are exceptional because they employ almost the full range of quadrupedal footfall ...
We examined agonistic behaviour in seven species of hatchling and juvenile crocodilians held in smal...
We documented trackways of free-living Crocodylus acutus on beaches at the mouths of Tamarindo and V...
We examined agonistic behaviour in seven species of hatchling and juvenile crocodilians held in smal...
Riparian ecosystems are amongst the most biodiverse tropical habitats. They are important, and essen...
Behavioral predispositions are innate tendencies of animals to behave in a given way without the inp...
Crocodilians comprise an ancient and successful lineage of archosaurs that repeatedly raises questio...
All modern crocodyliforms (alligators, crocodiles and the gharial) are semi-aquatic generalist carni...
Stuffed crocodiles often predominated many famous cabinets, hanging in the center of the ceiling. Cr...
Although two major clades of crocodylians (Alligatoroidea and Crocodyloidea) were split during the C...
Crocodilians (crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials) have a particular category of signals us...
Can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? It is a tricky task for most peopl...