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    The spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), also known as the white caiman, common caiman, and speckled caiman, is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae...
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    yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), also known commonly as the jacare caiman, Paraguayan caiman, piranha caiman, red caiman, and southern spectacled caiman, is...
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    JSTOR 3889340. Gorzula, S. J. (1978). "An Ecological Study of Caiman crocodilus crocodilus Inhabiting Savanna Lagoons in the Venezuelan Guayana". Oecologia...
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    Monitoring the distribution, abundance and breeding areas of Caiman crocodilus crocodilus and Melanosuchus niger in the Anavilhanas Archipelago, Central...
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    genus Caiman contains three extant (living) species: the Broad-snouted caiman ("Caiman latirostris"), the Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), and the...
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    broad-snouted caiman is one of three extant (living) species of the genus Caiman, the other two being the Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) and the Yacare...
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    Bottosaurus Genus CaimanCaiman brevirostris Caiman crocodilus, Spectacled caiman Caiman latirostris, Broad-snouted caimanCaiman lutescans † Caiman venezuelensis...
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    studies: The head of the smooth-fronted caiman is similar in appearance to that of the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), but no bony ridge or "spectacle"...
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    species of caimans. Other common names for this species include the musky caiman, the dwarf caiman, Cuvier's caiman, and the smooth-fronted caiman (the latter...
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    "Anatomical and Topographical Description of the Digestive System of Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758), Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) and Paleosuchus palpebrosus...
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    Hydrochaeridae) en Caño Limón, Arauca, Colombia" [Distribution and abundance of Caiman crocodilus in the Caño Negro National Wild Life Refuge, Costa Rica]. Revista...
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    geographic area, although other species, especially the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) (due to its small size and extreme adaptability in habitat and...
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    latirosris (Broad-snouted caiman), Caiman crocodilus (Spectacled caiman), Caiman yacare (Yacare caiman), Melanosuchus niger (Black caiman), and all its descendants...
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    PMID 17683564. Gans, C.; Clark, B. (1976). "Studies on ventilation of Caiman crocodilus (Crocodilia: Reptilia)" (PDF). Respir. Physiol. 26 (3): 285–301. doi:10...
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    Thorbjarnarson, J. B. (1994). "Reproductive ecology of the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in the Venezuelan Llanos". Copeia. 1994 (4): 907–919. doi:10...
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    Balaguera-Reina, Sergio A. (2019). "Rediscovering the Apaporis Caiman (Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis): Notes from a Long-Anticipated Expedition". Journal...
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    on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-23. Antelo, R (2012). "Caiman crocodilus (spectacled caiman) homosexual behavior". Herpetological Review. 43 (2): 327–328...
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    RLTS.T867A3146005.en. Balaguera-Reina, S. A.; Velasco, A. (2019). "Caiman crocodilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T46584A3009688. doi:10...
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  • considered it to be a junior synonym of the extant spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus). The premaxilla preserved measures 24.6 millimetres (0.97 in)...
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  • of large caiman from the Late Miocene Ituzaingó Formation of Argentina. The type species was originally described as a new species of Caiman, C. gasparinae...
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    by length and the heaviest of the family Alligatoridae, after the black caiman. Females are smaller, measuring 2.6 to 3 m (8.5 to 9.8 ft) in length. The...
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  • America, 2 occur in Mexico. Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802) Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758 Order: Squamata · Family: Anguidae Anguids (Anguidae)...
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    species of caimans some 30 million years ago. At present, Paleosuchus contains only two members: the smooth-fronted or Schneider's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus...
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    genus of large caiman from the Late Miocene Ituzaingó Formation of Argentina. The holotype, a skull table, was part of the hypodigm for "Caiman lutescens"...
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    include the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius), spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), and Arrau turtle (Podocnemis...
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    Reptiles Boine boas (Boidae: Boinae) Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) †Purussaurus – giant caimans Birds Great curassow (Crax rubra) Toucans (Ramphastidae)...
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    (Crotalus simus), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), coral snakes (Micrurus...
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    Spectacled caimans (Caiman crocodilus) at the Herpetarium in Saint Louis Zoological Park....
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  • Of the 7 species that inhabit America, one occurs in El Salvador. Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758 Order: Squamata · Family: Anguidae The anguids (Aguidae)...
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    Mourasuchus is an extinct genus of giant, aberrant caiman from the Miocene of South America. Its skull has been described as duck-like, being broad, flat...
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