broad-snouted caiman
caiman latirostris latin

Until recently, this was the largest threat to the Broad-snouted caiman.

As all other reptiles, the Broad-snouted caiman is ectothermic, it depends on its external environment to regulate its body temperature.

Cuban crocodiles and Broad-snouted caimans.

Broad-snouted caiman (C. latirostris)

There are two caiman species: the Broad-snouted Caiman and the Yacare Caiman.

Baby crocodiles summon Mom with sputtering sounds reminiscent of cartoon missiles; broad-snouted caimans threaten with hisses that sound like Bronx cheers.

Several types of crocodilians: perhaps the earliest record of the extant Broad-snouted Caiman, perhaps the prehistoric Caiman lutescens.

All young broad-snouted caiman will have a diet consisting of mostly insects; however, as the caiman grows it will increase its intake of birds, fish, and reptiles.

Due to its diverse ecosystems, many species of animals, such as Rufous Hornero, turtles, tuco-tucos, capibaras, coypus, broad-snouted caimans and a considerable amount of birds are found here.

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 presents walls of up to 127 meters depth and cave mouth of about 500 meters in diameter, there being a lake inhabited by broad-snouted caimans at the bottom of the cave.

As the size of the Caiman latirostris increases the size of its prey tends to increase.

Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)

While the article points up the resiliency of some animal species in face of major human-induced environmental changes, the reptile is not an alligator, but rather a caiman, most likely Caiman latirostris.

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.