Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
(Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
Familie: Alligators (Alligatoridae)
Orden: Crocodilians (Crocodylia).		 Click to see large distribution map

Other names:  Smooth-fronted Caiman.
Size:  Males up to 1.5 m, females up to 1.2 m.
Distribution:  Tropical South America (Orinoco, Amazonas, and Sao Francisco river systems).



















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Rune Midtgaard
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Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman.
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One of the babies from October 2005.
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