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Five field expeditions to Mauritania (2011-2016), allowed the detection of 26 new localities, increasing by 27% the current number of all known locations (adding up to ). In most localities less than five individuals were observed, and in all visiting sites the number of observed individuals ranged from one to 23. Eleven threat factors were identified, being droughts and temperature extremes (100% localities affected) and water abstraction for domestic use and nomadic grazing (94%) the most frequent. These findings suggest that crocodiles are apparently vulnerable in Mauritania and that future local conservation strategies are needed to assure the continuity of its fragile populations and preserve their habitats.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1163\/15685381-00003059","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,8,30]],"date-time":"2016-08-30T14:10:21Z","timestamp":1472566221000},"page":"325-330","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Update of distribution, habitats, population size, and threat factors for the West African crocodile in Mauritania"],"prefix":"10.1163","volume":"37","author":[{"given":"Jo\u00e3o Carlos","family":"Campos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1CIBIO\/InBIO, Centro de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o em Biodiversidade e Recursos Gen\u00e9ticos da Universidade do Porto, R. 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