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Cuvier's dwarf caiman has strong body armor on both its dorsal (upper) and ventral (lower) sides, which may compensate for its small body size in reducing predation. The dermal scales providing this protection have a bony base and are known as osteoderms .
Cuvier's dwarf caiman. P. palpebrosus Cuvier, 1807: Northern and central South America: Size: typically 6–7 kg (13–15 lb) Habitat: Inland wetlands [8] Diet: [8] LC Unknown [8] Smooth-fronted caiman. P. trigonatus Schneider, 1801: Northern South America: Size: typically 9–20 kg (20–44 lb) Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [9] Diet: [9 ...
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 between 9 and 20 kg (20 and 44 lb).
This refers to the belief that this crocodile comes from an ancient lineage that diverged from other species of caimans some 30 million years ago. [3] At present, Paleosuchus contains only two members: the smooth-fronted or Schneider's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) and Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), both from South ...
The black caiman is the largest caiman species in the world and is found in the slow-moving rivers and lakes that surround the Amazon basin. The smallest species is the Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), which grows to 1.2 to 1.5 m (3.9 to 4.9 ft) long. There are six different species of caiman found throughout the watery jungle ...
The smallest extant crocodilian is the Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) from northern and central South America. It reaches up to 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length. [58] Some extinct crocodylomorphs were even smaller. [59]
Black caimans grow to 4.4 m (14.5 ft), with the unverified size of up to 5.7 m (19 ft). ... Cuvier's dwarf caiman; Paleosuchus trigonatus, Smooth-fronted caiman;
The Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) is the smallest crocodilian species in the world, measuring a maximum of only 7 feet (2.1 m) in length, and is found on the island of Trinidad (absent in Tobago) where it inhabits forested riverine habitats and areas of the flooded forest around lakes. They prefer rivers and streams with fast ...