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Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Champsa gibbiceps ( = Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus))
Title: Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte
Year: 1836 (1830s)
Authors: Wiener Museum der Naturgeschichte
Subjects: Natural history
Date 1840
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Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) is a small crocodilian in the alligator family from northern and central South America. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Venezuela. It lives in riverine forests, flooded forests near lakes, and near fast-flowing rivers and streams. It can traverse dry land to reach temporary pools and tolerates colder water than other species of caimans. Other common names for this species include the musky caiman, the dwarf caiman, Cuvier's caiman, and the smooth-fronted caiman (the latter name is also used for P. trigonatus). It is sometimes kept in captivity as a pet and may be referred to as the wedge-head caiman by the pet trade community.
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Subfamily: Caimaninae
Genus: Paleosuchus
Species: Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cuvier, 1807
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