Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman

Paleosuchus palpebrosus

Summary 2

Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), also known as Cuvier's smooth-fronted caiman or the musky caiman, is a small crocodilian from northern and central South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela. It lives primarily near fast stretches of stream, but also in nutrient-deficient waters.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Topí Pigula, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/101430.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleosuchus_palpebrosus

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Taxonomy:family Alligatoridae