Smooth-fronted caiman
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The smooth-fronted caiman, 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
Caïman de Schneider
A juvenile smooth-fronted caiman in Peru
In captivity
Baby, Serra da Mocidade
Caiman
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A caiman, also spelled cayman, is an alligatorid belonging to the subfamily Caimaninae, one of two primary lineages within the Alligatoridae family, the other being alligators. Caimans are native to C
Smooth-fronted caiman
…other member: Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), also from South America. Paleosuchus is distinguished from other caimans in the subfamily Caimaninae by the absence of an interorbital ridge and the presence of four teeth in the premaxilla region of the jaw, where other species of caimans have five…
Caiman yacare
Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)