Broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris)

 

 

Caiman latirostris occurs in tropical lowlands from eastern Brazil and Bolivia to Uruguay and northern Argentina (Map). This species is found in freshwater marshes, swamps, and mangroves, although also in dugout ponds and drainage ditches; up to 600 m. Adults grow to 2-2.5 m in length (29-60 kg in weight); older males occasionally reach 3.5 m. This species is light olive-green, though occasionally brown or black in colour. Broad-snouted Caimans breed during the rainy season, and the female lays 20-50 eggs, which hatch after ca. 70 days. Adult C. latirostris feeds on fish, amphibians, water birds, turtles, snails, etc., and the young on insects and other aquatic invertebrates. Once threatened with extinction, this species was able to recover, presently numbering 250,000-500,000 in the wild.

 

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