Schneider's Dwarf Caiman
Paleosuchus trigonatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
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 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 in length and weighs between 9 and 20 kg. Exceptionally large males can reach as much as 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in length and 36 kg (79 lb) in weight.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Crocodylia
- Family
- Alligatoridae
- Genus
- Paleosuchus