Smooth-fronted Caiman

Paleosuchus trigonatus

Summary 2

The smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), also known as Schneider's dwarf caiman or Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman, is a crocodilian from South America where it is native to the Amazon and Orinoco Basins. It is the second smallest species of the family Alligatoridae, the smallest being Cuvier's dwarf caiman, also from tropical South America and in the same genus. An adult typically grows to around 1.2 to 1.6 m (3.9 to 5.2 ft) in length and weighs somewhere between 9 and 20 kg (20 and 44 lb). Exceptionally large males...

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Brian Gratwicke, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/19731486@N07/1952658428
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleosuchus_trigonatus

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Taxonomy:family Alligatoridae