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Crocodylidae
Identification
Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Dwarf caiman, Cuvier's smooth-fronted caiman)
Date Taken
3-Aug-93
Caption
Dwarf Caiman
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Anatomy
- Body Parts :: Eyes
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic
Contributors
Jerry Gingerich (photographer; copyright holder)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Reptilia turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
- Order Crocodylia
- Family Crocodylidae
Related Taxa
- Species Alligator mississippiensis Alligator, Gator, American alligator, Florida alligator, Mississippi alligator, Louisiana alligator.
- Species Alligator sinensis Chinese alligator, T'o, Yow Lung, Yangtze alligator
- Species Caiman crocodilus Common caiman, Spectacled caiman
- Species Caiman latirostris Broad-snouted caiman
- Species Caiman yacare Yacare caiman
- Species Crocodylus acutus American crocodile
- Species Crocodylus johnsoni Freshwater Crocodile, Johnstone River Crocodile
- Species Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine crocodile
- Species Crocodylus moreletii Morelets Crocodile
- Species Crocodylus novaeguineae New Guinea crocodile
- Species Crocodylus palustris Mugger crocodile, Swamp crocodile
- Species Crocodylus porosus Saltwater crocodile
- Species Crocodylus rhombifer Cuban crocodile
- Species Gavialis gangeticus Gharial
- Species Mecistops cataphractus African slender-snouted crocodile
- Species Melanosuchus niger Black caiman
- Species Paleosuchus palpebrosus Dwarf caiman, Cuvier's smooth-fronted caiman
- Species Paleosuchus trigonatus Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman, Cachirre, Jacaré coroa.
- Species Tomistoma schlegelii False gharial, Sunda Gavial
To cite this page: Gingerich, J.2005. "42dwarfcaiman-3alt.jpg" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 24, 2024 at https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/jerry_gingerich/42dwarfcaiman-3alt/
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