Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
I was unaware that there were so many different species of Caiman when I took these photos so I did not pay enough attention to the identification features.
Spectacled Caiman Species Profile
Spectacled Caiman Stats
Scientific Name: Caiman crocodylus
Family: Crocodylidae
Adult Size: Up to 8 feet
Range: Mexico down to southern South America ...
Spectacled Caiman
Geographical Range
Southern Mexico to subtropical South America
Habitat
Slow-moving rivers; backwaters of rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
Scientific Name
Caiman crocodilus
Conservation Status
Common ...
Spectacled caimans feed on fish, insects, frogs, birds and even mammals.
Life History ...
Spectacled caiman
A mother's love is priceless and spectacled caiman mums go to extraordinary lengths to look after their own young and those of their neighbours.
Spectacled Caiman, Crocodile Caiman, Babilla (Colombia), Yacaré (South Colombia), Matúa (North Colombia), Jacaré-tinga (Brazil)
Sighting:
Gamboa Rainforest Resort, Panama province, Panama ...
The Spectacled Caiman: C. crocodilus, the Spectacled Caiman, has the widest distribution, from southern Mexico to the northern half of Argentina, and grows to a modest size of about 7 feet.
Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)
Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
Caracal (Caracal caracal) ...
The Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) is a crocodilian reptile found in much of Central and South America.
The common or spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) looks more like the American crocodile than the American alligator. Its color is similar to the crocodile's but with a shorter more rounded snout.
Other Names
Spectacled Caiman
Size
Length: males 2.0m - 2.5m. Females: around 1.4m ...
Caiman crocodilus (Spectacled Caiman)
[edit] Squamata
Basiliscus basiliscus (Common Basilisk)
Iguana iguana (Green Iguana) ...
The spectacled caiman (Caiman crododilus) has the largest range, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters from Mexico to northern Argentina. The spectacled caiman grows to a length of around 7 feet (2.2 meters).
humans (Homo sapiens)
spectacled caimans (Caiman crocodilus)
The pirarucu's sheer size and bony armor provide defenses against predators.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive ...
This allows them to eat spectacled caimans and hard-shelled reptiles like turtles and tortoises. Researchers have counted over 85 species in the jaguar diet, including peccaries, deer, tapirs, cattle, and capybaras.
differs from the American crocodile in having a broader snout and in not having the 4th lower jaw tooth protruding conspicuously upward near the end of the snout (tooth may be inconspicuous in small crocodiles). It differs from the spectacled caiman ...
 See also: Caiman, Crocodile, Reptile, Alligator, Black caiman
  
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