spectacled caiman, white caiman (Caiman crocodilus) Description
English:
Title: Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte
Identifier: annalendeswiener21840wien (find matches)
Year: 1836 (1830s)
Authors: Wiener Museum der Naturgeschichte
Date 1840
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The spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), also known as the white caiman or common caiman, is a crocodilian reptile found in much of Central and South America. It lives in a range of lowland wetland and riverine habitat types, and can tolerate salt water, as well as fresh; due in part to this adaptability, it is the most common of all crocodilian species. Order: Crocodilia, Family: Alligatoridae, Genus: Caiman, Species: Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758).
Synonyms:
Caiman sclerops Schneider, 1801
Caiman caiman Daudin, 1802
Caiman alligator? Blumenbach, 1807
Caiman punctulatus Spix, 1825
Caiman vallifrons Natterer, 1841
Caiman longiscuta Gray, 1862
Caiman multiscuta Gray, 1869
Caiman hirticollis Gray, 1869
Caiman lacordairei Borre, 1869
