Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Crocodylia" in Portuguese language version.
Many scholars refer to Tlaltecuhtli in two major depictions, one in her anthropomorphic representation as seen in the Tlaltecuhtli Plaque and the other "a spiny monster with an extended snout (cipactli), based essentially on the crocodile".citing Nicholson, H. B.; Quiñones Keber, Eloise (1983). Art of Aztec Mexico: Treasures of Tenochtitlan. Washington: National Gallery of Art