Taken through dirty glass with little kids (NOT mine) squealing and jostling
the tripod. I wouldn't have tried, but I wanted to bring something back for
John W. :-)

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DwCamian.jpg


Comments
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From: John White
Subject: Re: Sumpin' for John White
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 19:55:07 -0800

Shirley,

Thanks for the awesome pic!
It appears to be a Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), the smallest
species of crocodilian. The females of this species only reach a total length of
1.2 meters and males get to about 1.5 meters. Got to love those big, beautiful
chocolate-brown irises! :-)

Thanks again!

John

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Best Regards,

John White
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