broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) Description
Champsa fissipes
Date 1700-1880
Old Latin name Champsa fissipes
New Latin name Caiman latirostris
Common name Nederlands: Breedsnuitkaaiman
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The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a crocodilian reptile found in eastern and central South America, including southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. It is found mostly in freshwater marshes, swamps, and mangroves, usually in still or very slow-moving waters. It will often use man-made cow ponds. Order: Crocodilia, Family: Alligatoridae, Genus: Caiman, Species: Caiman latirostris Daudin, 1801.
Synonyms:
Caiman sclerops Wied, 1825
Caiman fissipes Spix, 1825
Caiman cynocephalus Dumeril & Bibron, 1836
