A record of a non-fatal attack of an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the “Rio Segovia” on the Honduras-Nicaragua border

By

Cubas-Rodríguez, Alex M.
Cupul-Magaña, Fabio Germán

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-6-28

Original Publication

Neotropical Biology and Conservation

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

113--116

Subjects

Bite , Central America , Crocodylia , human-crocodile conflict , stroke

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Brazil Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.19.e120434

 

Abstract

A case of a non-fatal crocodile attack on a human was reported on the banks of the Segovia River on the Honduras and Nicaragua border. The 12-year-old girl survived the attack, only with damage to the tibia of her right leg, where she lost part of the muscle tissue due to the bite. It was after the attack that the American crocodile was shot and killed by local people. In this paper, we discuss the possible causes of crocodile attacks.