Research Article

Nesting Ecology of West African Dwarf Crocodiles in a Heavily Disturbed Landscape in Chirehin, Ghana

Table 4

Hatching success of West African dwarf crocodiles across two nesting seasons (2017 and 2018) in the Chirehin Community Land.

2017 nesting season2018 nesting season
Nest numberClutch sizeNumber hatchedHatching %Nest numberClutch sizeNumber hatchedHatching %

1-00177100
277100288100
388100377100
41312924800
566100577100
68787.568675
7500788100
8881008700
977100
1066100

Total/average55 eggs48 eggs72.4±44.9735677.5±41.6