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Can American crocodiles reproduce without fertilization?

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Illustration of an estuarine or saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) with its mouth open, showing scaly skin and powerful limbs, alongside a scale bar for size reference. — crocodile Estuarine, or saltwater, crocodile (*Crocodylus porosus*), found in brackish waters from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar east to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and south to Australia.

Yes, the American crocodile (C. acutus) is capable of reproducing through parthenogenesis, a process in which offspring develop from unfertilized eggs. While all crocodile species are known to reproduce sexually through complex courtship and internal fertilization, the American crocodile has been observed to utilize this asexual method as well.1