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.
LINKS
Spectacled Caiman
Wikipedia
Caiman crocodilus (LINNAEUS, 1758)
Dr. Adam Britton
Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
ARKIVE
OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST
Crocodiles and Alligators of the World
Species Listing
John Fowler
IUCN Red List
AUSTRALIAN CROCODILES
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