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CROCODILES & ALLIGATORS OF THE WORLD

SPECTACLED CAIMAN
 Caiman crocodilus

John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Distribution:- Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.
Note:- C. c. fuscus has also been introduced into Cuba (Isle of Youth), and USA (Puerto Rico and Florida).


Comments:- usually grows to about 2.5 m (8 ft) rarely exceeds 3 m (10ft)

SUBSPECIES:-

C. c. apaporiensis (Rio Apaporis Caiman) - Colombia

C. c. crocodilus - Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

C. c. fuscus (Brown Caiman) - Colombia, Venezuela.

C. c. chiapasius - Columbia, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.

Note that the status of these subspecies is uncertain.



Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)



Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus



Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) photographed at Reptile Wonderland, UK


Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) photographed at Reptile Wonderland, UK

 


LINKS

Spectacled Caiman
Wikipedia

Caiman crocodilus (LINNAEUS, 1758)
Dr. Adam Britton


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