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Caimans are distinguished from alligators, their closest relatives, by a few defining features: a lack of a bony septum between the nostrils, ventral armor composed of overlapping bony scutes formed from two parts united by a suture, and longer and sharper teeth than alligators, plus caimans tend to
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Female caimans build a large nest in which to lay their eggs. The nests can be more than 1.5 m (4.9 ft) wide. Female caimans lay between 10 and 50 eggs, which hatch within about six weeks. Once they have hatched, the mother caiman takes her young to a shallow pool of water, where they can
431:), which grows to 1.2 to 1.5 m (3.9 to 4.9 ft) long. There are six different species of caiman found throughout the watery jungle habitats of Central and Southern America. The average length for most of the other caiman species is about 2 to 2.5 m (6.6 to 8.2 ft) long.
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are the only other predators of caimans, although they usually prey on the smaller specimens or specific species of caiman such as the
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learn how to hunt and swim. The juveniles of spectacled caiman have been shown to stay together in pods for up to 18 months.
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with an average maximum weight of 6 to 40 kg (13 to 88 lb) depending on species, with the exception of the
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be more agile and crocodile-like in their movements. The calcium rivets on caiman scales make their hides stiffer.
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definition for caimaninae, and means that it includes more
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Rio, Jonathan P.; Mannion, Philip D. (6 September 2021).
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2890:Adam P. Cossette (2020). "A new species of
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1289:Here is an alternative cladogram from Bona
438:Several extinct forms are known, including
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2855:and a review of the evidence".
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3249:Hall's New Guinea crocodile (
2869:10.1080/08912963.2021.1938563
312:
2777:10.1080/02724634.2012.713814
783:Culebrasuchus mesoamericanus
5804:Selandian first appearances
5620:Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
2570:Guggisberg, C.A.W. (1972).
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5615:List of crurotarsan genera
3437:Osborn’s dwarf crocodile (
610:Alligator mississippiensis
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4837:"Crocodylus" gariepensis
3357:West African crocodile (
3006:(Alligators and caimans)
387:. Caimans are native to
30:Not to be confused with
5643:Fatal alligator attacks
5110:"Tomistoma" lusitanicum
4883:"Crocodylus" megarhinus
4752:"Crocodylus" megarhinus
3406:Mecistops leptorhynchus
3174:Smooth-fronted caiman (
3165:Cuvier's dwarf caiman (
2630:Gorzula, S. J. (1978).
1741:Paleosuchus palpebrosus
871:Paleosuchus palpebrosus
668:Stangerochampsa mccabei
515:Paleosuchus palpebrosus
429:Paleosuchus palpebrosus
47:Caiman (disambiguation)
3397:Mecistops cataphractus
3303:New Guinea crocodile (
3276:Philippine crocodile (
3267:Freshwater crocodile (
3108:Broad-snouted caiman (
2820:10.1098/rspb.2018.0843
2717:Brochu, C. A. (2011).
2661:Brochu, C. A. (2003).
1723:Paleosuchus trigonatus
1009:Orthogenysuchus olseni
889:Paleosuchus trigonatus
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530:Paleosuchus trigonatus
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34:(a kind of lizard) or
5771:Paleobiology Database
3321:Saltwater crocodile (
3285:Morelet's crocodile (
2283:smooth-fronted caiman
2274:Cuvier's dwarf caiman
2103:stem-based group
1744:Cuvier's dwarf caiman
1726:Smooth-fronted caiman
961:Purussaurus neivensis
892:Smooth-fronted caiman
874:Cuvier's dwarf caiman
715:Brachychampsa sealeyi
695:Brachychampsa montana
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526:Smooth-fronted caiman
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511:Cuvier's dwarf caiman
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425:Cuvier's dwarf caiman
27:Subfamily of reptiles
5572:Related articles on
5385:"Tomistoma" coppensi
5377:"Tomistoma" cairense
5103:"Tomistoma" cairense
4744:"Crocodylus" affinis
3911:"Crocodylus" affinis
3240:American crocodile (
3045:American alligator (
2377:broad-snouted caiman
2166:Subfamily Caimaninae
1973:Caiman wannlangstoni
1821:Broad-snouted caiman
1167:Melanosuchus fisheri
1121:Broad-snouted caiman
810:Eocaiman cavernensis
581:Broad-snouted caiman
5392:"Tomistoma" dowsoni
3546:Reptiles portal
3348:Siamese crocodile (
3258:Orinoco crocodile (
3099:Spectacled caiman (
3054:Chinese alligator (
3047:A. mississippiensis
2768:2013JVPal..33..239H
2682:2003AREPS..31..357B
2502:10.7717/peerj.12094
2357:Rio Apaporis caiman
2349:, spectacled caiman
1930:Caiman brevirostris
454:, which had a wide
305:Genera and species
41:For the genus, see
5605:Foramen of Panizza
4965:C. thorbjarnarsoni
4014:Listrognathosuchus
3890:Brachyuranochampsa
3330:Borneo crocodile (
3312:Mugger crocodile (
2857:Historical Biology
2814:(1885): 20180843.
2353:C. c. apaporiensis
2154:earliest Paleocene
1836:Melanosuchus niger
1818:Caiman latirostris
1183:Melanosuchus niger
1118:Caiman latirostris
614:American alligator
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585:Caiman latirostris
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500:Melanosuchus niger
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421:Melanosuchus niger
383:, the other being
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5758:Open Tree of Life
5685:Taxon identifiers
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5648:Crocodile attacks
5625:The Croc Festival
5600:Crocodilian armor
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2556:978-99904-2-300-6
2457:Chinese alligator
2342:spectacled caiman
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1028:
1020:
1019:
902:
901:
726:
725:
606:spectacled caiman
602:Caiman crocodylus
559:Spectacled Caiman
470:Caiman crocodilus
466:Spectacled caiman
369:belonging to the
319:
318:
277:
142:taxa are included
16:(Redirected from
5816:
5779:
5778:
5766:
5765:
5753:
5752:
5740:
5739:
5727:
5726:
5725:
5712:
5711:
5710:
5680:
5566:
5559:
5552:
5543:
5511:
5506:
5468:G. pachyrhynchus
5370:Siquisiquesuchus
5267:
5156:
5128:
4995:
4875:
4786:
4706:
4695:
4682:
4671:
4666:
4633:C. wannlangstoni
4626:C. venezuelensis
4468:Globidentosuchus
4431:Centenariosuchus
4401:
4262:Allognathosuchus
4246:
4237:
4128:Orientalosuchina
4036:
4032:
3985:
3974:
3961:
3756:
3742:
3684:
3657:
3648:
3641:
3640:
3596:
3580:
3573:
3566:
3557:
3544:
3543:
3542:
3477:
3463:
3381:
3294:Nile crocodile (
3226:
3217:
3208:
3200:
3085:
3080:
3079:
3075:
3031:
3026:
3025:
3021:
3014:
3005:
2997:
2942:
2935:
2928:
2919:
2912:
2911:
2887:
2881:
2880:
2848:
2842:
2841:
2831:
2799:
2790:
2789:
2779:
2747:
2741:
2740:
2738:
2714:
2708:
2707:
2705:
2704:
2698:
2692:. Archived from
2667:
2658:
2652:
2651:
2627:
2621:
2620:
2592:
2586:
2585:
2567:
2561:
2560:
2542:
2536:
2531:
2525:
2524:
2514:
2504:
2478:
2415:C. wannlangstoni
2347:C. c. crocodilus
2256:Globidentosuchus
2200:Centenariosuchus
2117:crown group
1978:
1958:
1949:
1935:
1922:
1870:
1863:
1811:
1804:
1790:
1785:Centenariosuchus
1777:
1716:
1702:
1682:
1669:
1662:
1655:crown group
1635:
1615:
1602:
1595:
1581:
1568:
1545:
1525:
1512:
1505:
1491:
1486:Globidentosuchus
1478:
1464:
1451:
1437:
1424:
1401:
1381:
1361:
1348:
1341:
1322:stem-based group
1309:
1297:
1164:
1156:
1140:Caiman lutescens
1137:
1111:
1059:
1052:
1006:
985:
977:
958:
950:
931:
923:
916:
864:
857:
850:crown group
834:
826:
807:
799:
780:
772:
745:
712:
692:
684:
665:
657:
650:
353:
352:
349:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
333:
275:
242:Archosauriformes
229:Archosauromorpha
177:
176:
152:
133:
70:
60:Temporal range:
54:
21:
5824:
5823:
5819:
5818:
5817:
5815:
5814:
5813:
5789:
5788:
5787:
5782:
5774:
5769:
5761:
5756:
5748:
5743:
5735:
5730:
5721:
5720:
5715:
5706:
5705:
5700:
5687:
5677:
5672:
5668:Sewer alligator
5658:Crocodile tears
5635:
5629:
5588:
5570:
5540:
5535:
5512:
5482:
5444:G. curvirostris
5421:G. bengawanicus
5404:
5399:Toyotamaphimeia
5319:Hesperogavialis
5260:
5248:
5201:
5149:
5141:
5124:
5115:
5067:Megadontosuchus
4991:
4970:
4958:C. palaeindicus
4920:
4864:
4815:
4794:Aldabrachampsus
4782:
4773:
4702:
4689:
4672:
4638:
4612:C. brevirostris
4588:
4559:
4553:Wannaganosuchus
4538:Stangerochampsa
4503:Orthogenysuchus
4446:Chinatichampsus
4386:
4322:
4316:Wannaganosuchus
4235:
4197:
4184:
4172:Orientalosuchus
4122:
4117:Stangerochampsa
4028:
4019:
3981:
3968:
3947:
3934:Prodiplocynodon
3918:Portugalosuchus
3847:
3750:
3720:
3700:
3673:
3642:
3601:
3600:
3590:
3584:
3554:
3549:
3540:
3538:
3523:
3515:False gharial (
3499:
3471:
3445:
3412:
3377:
3365:
3305:C. novaeguineae
3211:
3182:
3149:
3125:
3117:Yacare caiman (
3077:
3076:
3074:
3062:
3023:
3022:
3020:
3008:
2991:
2987:Crocodylomorpha
2953:
2946:
2916:
2915:
2889:
2888:
2884:
2850:
2849:
2845:
2801:
2800:
2793:
2749:
2748:
2744:
2716:
2715:
2711:
2702:
2700:
2696:
2665:
2660:
2659:
2655:
2629:
2628:
2624:
2609:10.2307/3889340
2594:
2593:
2589:
2582:
2569:
2568:
2564:
2557:
2544:
2543:
2539:
2532:
2528:
2480:
2479:
2470:
2465:
2453:
2401:C. brevirostris
2316:Orthogenysuchus
2208:Chinatichampsus
2162:
2133:Stangerochampsa
2128:Late Cretaceous
2124:
2110:
2096:
2087:
2078:
2069:
2060:
2051:
2042:
2033:
2024:
2015:
2006:
1997:
1988:
1955:La Venta Caiman
1909:
1850:
1764:
1755:
1645:
1555:
1411:
1356:Stangerochampsa
1287:
1278:
1269:
1260:
1251:
1242:
1233:
1224:
1215:
1206:
1197:
1098:
1039:
1030:
1021:
903:
727:
594:
539:
330:
326:
300:
294:
274:
171:
143:
140:Late Cretaceous
132:
131:
126:
121:
116:
111:
106:
101:
96:
91:
86:
81:
76:
62:
61:
58:
50:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5822:
5820:
5812:
5811:
5806:
5801:
5791:
5790:
5784:
5783:
5781:
5780:
5767:
5754:
5741:
5728:
5713:
5697:
5695:
5689:
5688:
5683:
5674:
5673:
5671:
5670:
5665:
5660:
5655:
5653:Crocodile farm
5650:
5645:
5639:
5637:
5631:
5630:
5628:
5627:
5622:
5617:
5612:
5607:
5602:
5596:
5594:
5590:
5589:
5571:
5569:
5568:
5561:
5554:
5546:
5537:
5536:
5534:
5533:
5528:
5521:
5518:
5517:
5514:
5513:
5501:
5499:
5496:
5495:
5492:
5491:
5488:
5487:
5484:
5483:
5481:
5480:
5472:
5464:
5456:
5448:
5440:
5432:
5424:
5416:
5414:
5406:
5405:
5403:
5402:
5395:
5388:
5381:
5373:
5366:
5359:
5352:
5345:
5337:
5333:Maomingosuchus
5329:
5322:
5315:
5311:Harpacochampsa
5307:
5300:
5293:
5285:
5278:
5270:
5264:
5254:
5253:
5250:
5249:
5247:
5246:
5238:
5234:T. lusitanicum
5230:
5222:
5218:T. calaritanum
5213:
5211:
5203:
5202:
5200:
5199:
5191:
5183:
5176:
5168:
5159:
5153:
5143:
5142:
5140:
5139:
5131:
5125:
5120:
5117:
5116:
5114:
5113:
5106:
5099:
5091:
5084:
5077:
5070:
5063:
5056:
5053:Maomingosuchus
5049:
5045:Leptorrhamphus
5041:
5034:
5027:
5020:
5013:
5006:
5003:Dollosuchoides
4998:
4992:
4987:
4984:
4983:
4980:
4979:
4976:
4975:
4972:
4971:
4969:
4968:
4961:
4954:
4951:C. falconensis
4947:
4940:
4932:
4930:
4922:
4921:
4919:
4918:
4911:
4903:
4895:
4887:
4878:
4872:
4866:
4865:
4863:
4862:
4854:
4847:
4840:
4833:
4825:
4823:
4817:
4816:
4814:
4813:
4805:
4801:Dzungarisuchus
4797:
4789:
4783:
4778:
4775:
4774:
4772:
4771:
4763:
4755:
4748:
4740:
4736:Australosuchus
4732:
4725:
4722:Antecrocodylus
4718:
4709:
4703:
4698:
4691:
4690:
4685:
4678:
4677:
4674:
4673:
4661:
4659:
4656:
4655:
4652:
4651:
4648:
4647:
4644:
4643:
4640:
4639:
4637:
4636:
4629:
4622:
4615:
4608:
4600:
4598:
4590:
4589:
4587:
4586:
4583:M. latrubessei
4579:
4571:
4569:
4561:
4560:
4558:
4557:
4549:
4542:
4534:
4527:
4520:
4513:
4506:
4499:
4492:
4485:
4478:
4471:
4464:
4456:
4449:
4442:
4434:
4427:
4419:
4412:
4404:
4398:
4392:
4391:
4388:
4387:
4385:
4384:
4377:
4370:
4363:
4356:
4349:
4342:
4334:
4332:
4324:
4323:
4321:
4320:
4312:
4308:Procaimanoidea
4304:
4296:
4292:Hassiacosuchus
4288:
4281:
4273:
4265:
4258:
4249:
4243:
4234:
4233:
4225:
4221:Menatalligator
4217:
4209:
4200:
4198:
4193:
4190:
4189:
4186:
4185:
4183:
4182:
4179:Protoalligator
4175:
4168:
4161:
4154:
4147:
4140:
4137:Dongnanosuchus
4132:
4130:
4124:
4123:
4121:
4120:
4113:
4109:Procaimanoidea
4105:
4098:
4090:
4087:Hassiacosuchus
4083:
4076:
4068:
4061:
4054:
4047:
4044:Albertochampsa
4039:
4029:
4024:
4021:
4020:
4018:
4017:
4010:
4003:
3996:
3988:
3982:
3979:Alligatoroidea
3977:
3970:
3969:
3966:Alligatoroidea
3964:
3957:
3956:
3953:
3952:
3949:
3948:
3946:
3945:
3941:Planocraniidae
3937:
3930:
3926:Pristichampsus
3922:
3914:
3907:
3900:
3897:Charactosuchus
3893:
3886:
3878:
3871:
3863:
3855:
3853:
3849:
3848:
3846:
3845:
3838:
3831:
3828:Trilophosuchus
3824:
3816:
3809:
3802:
3795:
3788:
3784:Harpacochampsa
3780:
3773:
3769:Australosuchus
3764:
3762:
3752:
3751:
3745:
3738:
3737:
3734:
3733:
3730:
3729:
3726:
3725:
3722:
3721:
3719:
3718:
3717:
3716:
3710:
3708:
3702:
3701:
3699:
3698:
3697:
3696:
3687:
3681:
3675:
3674:
3672:
3671:
3670:
3669:
3660:
3654:
3644:
3643:
3639:
3638:
3629:
3620:
3614:
3608:
3599:
3592:
3591:
3585:
3583:
3582:
3575:
3568:
3560:
3551:
3550:
3536:
3533:
3532:
3529:
3528:
3525:
3524:
3522:
3521:
3511:
3509:
3501:
3500:
3498:
3497:
3487:
3485:
3473:
3472:
3466:
3459:
3458:
3455:
3454:
3451:
3450:
3447:
3446:
3444:
3443:
3434:
3424:
3422:
3414:
3413:
3411:
3410:
3401:
3391:
3389:
3378:
3371:
3370:
3367:
3366:
3364:
3363:
3354:
3345:
3336:
3327:
3318:
3309:
3300:
3291:
3282:
3278:C. mindorensis
3273:
3264:
3260:C. intermedius
3255:
3246:
3236:
3234:
3223:
3213:
3212:
3203:
3196:
3195:
3192:
3191:
3188:
3187:
3184:
3183:
3181:
3180:
3171:
3167:P. palpebrosus
3161:
3159:
3151:
3150:
3148:
3147:
3141:Black caiman (
3137:
3135:
3127:
3126:
3124:
3123:
3114:
3110:C. latirostris
3105:
3095:
3093:
3082:
3068:
3067:
3064:
3063:
3061:
3060:
3051:
3041:
3039:
3028:
3010:
3009:
3000:
2993:
2992:
2990:
2989:
2983:
2977:
2971:
2965:
2958:
2955:
2954:
2947:
2945:
2944:
2937:
2930:
2922:
2914:
2913:
2882:
2863:(4): 580–595.
2843:
2791:
2742:
2709:
2676:(31): 357–97.
2653:
2622:
2587:
2580:
2562:
2555:
2537:
2526:
2467:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2460:
2459:
2452:
2449:
2448:
2447:
2446:
2445:
2444:
2443:
2441:M. latrubessei
2437:
2420:
2419:
2418:
2410:
2404:
2396:
2388:
2379:
2373:C. latirostris
2370:
2369:
2368:
2359:
2350:
2327:
2319:
2311:
2303:
2295:
2287:
2286:
2285:
2276:
2270:P. palpebrosus
2259:
2251:
2243:
2235:
2227:
2219:
2211:
2203:
2192:
2184:
2176:
2161:
2158:
2145:Albertochampsa
2121:
2120:
2112:
2111:
2107:
2106:
2098:
2097:
2093:
2092:
2089:
2088:
2084:
2083:
2080:
2079:
2075:
2074:
2071:
2070:
2066:
2065:
2062:
2061:
2057:
2056:
2053:
2052:
2048:
2047:
2044:
2043:
2039:
2038:
2035:
2034:
2030:
2029:
2026:
2025:
2021:
2020:
2017:
2016:
2012:
2011:
2008:
2007:
2003:
2002:
1999:
1998:
1994:
1993:
1990:
1989:
1985:
1984:
1981:
1980:
1968:
1965:
1964:
1961:
1960:
1952:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1941:
1938:
1937:
1925:
1920:
1918:
1915:
1914:
1911:
1910:
1906:
1905:
1902:
1901:
1891:
1888:
1887:
1884:
1883:
1873:
1868:
1866:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1855:
1852:
1851:
1847:
1846:
1843:
1842:
1832:
1829:
1828:
1825:
1824:
1814:
1809:
1807:
1802:
1800:
1797:
1796:
1793:
1792:
1780:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1769:
1766:
1765:
1761:
1760:
1757:
1756:
1752:
1751:
1748:
1747:
1737:
1734:
1733:
1730:
1729:
1719:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1708:
1705:
1704:
1692:
1689:
1688:
1685:
1684:
1672:
1667:
1665:
1660:
1658:
1657: caimans
1651:
1650:
1647:
1646:
1642:
1641:
1638:
1637:
1625:
1622:
1621:
1618:
1617:
1605:
1600:
1598:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1587:
1584:
1583:
1571:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1560:
1557:
1556:
1552:
1551:
1548:
1547:
1535:
1532:
1531:
1528:
1527:
1515:
1510:
1508:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1497:
1494:
1493:
1481:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1470:
1467:
1466:
1454:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1443:
1440:
1439:
1427:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1416:
1413:
1412:
1408:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1391:
1388:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1376:Albertochampsa
1371:
1368:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1351:
1346:
1344:
1339:
1337:
1331:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1312:
1307:
1305:
1295:
1284:
1283:
1280:
1279:
1275:
1274:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1265:
1262:
1261:
1257:
1256:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1226:
1225:
1221:
1220:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1190:
1189:
1179:
1176:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1159:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1114:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1062:
1057:
1055:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1041:
1040:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1001:
998:
997:
994:
993:
980:
975:
973:
970:
969:
966:
965:
953:
948:
946:
943:
942:
939:
938:
926:
921:
919:
914:
912:
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867:
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852: caimans
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682:
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596:Caimaninae is
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538:
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354:(also spelled
317:
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43:Caiman (genus)
32:caiman lizards
26:
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10:
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6:
4:
3:
2:
5821:
5810:
5807:
5805:
5802:
5800:
5799:Alligatoridae
5797:
5796:
5794:
5777:
5772:
5768:
5764:
5759:
5755:
5751:
5746:
5742:
5738:
5733:
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5718:
5714:
5709:
5703:
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5690:
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5598:
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5583:
5579:
5575:
5567:
5562:
5560:
5555:
5553:
5548:
5547:
5544:
5532:
5531:Gryposuchinae
5529:
5527:
5523:
5522:
5519:
5510:
5505:
5478:
5477:
5473:
5470:
5469:
5465:
5462:
5461:
5457:
5454:
5453:
5449:
5446:
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5441:
5438:
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5433:
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5425:
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5418:
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5415:
5413:
5412:
5407:
5401:
5400:
5396:
5394:
5393:
5389:
5387:
5386:
5382:
5379:
5378:
5374:
5372:
5371:
5367:
5365:
5364:
5363:Rhamphosuchus
5360:
5358:
5357:
5356:Piscogavialis
5353:
5351:
5350:
5346:
5343:
5342:
5341:Paratomistoma
5338:
5335:
5334:
5330:
5328:
5327:
5326:Ikanogavialis
5323:
5321:
5320:
5316:
5313:
5312:
5308:
5306:
5305:
5301:
5299:
5298:
5294:
5291:
5290:
5289:Gavialosuchus
5286:
5284:
5283:
5279:
5277:
5276:
5275:Aktiogavialis
5272:
5271:
5268:
5265:
5263:
5259:
5255:
5244:
5243:
5242:T. taiwanicum
5239:
5236:
5235:
5231:
5228:
5227:
5223:
5220:
5219:
5215:
5214:
5212:
5210:
5209:
5204:
5197:
5196:
5192:
5189:
5188:
5187:Paratomistoma
5184:
5182:
5181:
5177:
5174:
5173:
5172:Gavialosuchus
5169:
5166:
5165:
5164:Brasilosuchus
5161:
5160:
5157:
5154:
5152:
5151:sensu stricto
5148:
5144:
5138:
5137:
5133:
5132:
5129:
5126:
5123:
5118:
5112:
5111:
5107:
5105:
5104:
5100:
5097:
5096:
5092:
5090:
5089:
5085:
5083:
5082:
5081:Paratomistoma
5078:
5076:
5075:
5071:
5069:
5068:
5064:
5062:
5061:
5060:Maroccosuchus
5057:
5055:
5054:
5050:
5047:
5046:
5042:
5040:
5039:
5035:
5033:
5032:
5031:Gunggamarandu
5028:
5026:
5025:
5024:Gavialosuchus
5021:
5019:
5018:
5017:Ferganosuchus
5014:
5012:
5011:
5007:
5005:
5004:
5000:
4999:
4996:
4993:
4990:
4985:
4967:
4966:
4962:
4960:
4959:
4955:
4953:
4952:
4948:
4946:
4945:
4941:
4939:
4938:
4934:
4933:
4931:
4929:
4928:
4923:
4917:
4916:
4912:
4909:
4908:
4907:Tzaganosuchus
4904:
4901:
4900:
4896:
4893:
4892:
4888:
4885:
4884:
4880:
4879:
4876:
4873:
4871:
4867:
4860:
4859:
4855:
4853:
4852:
4848:
4846:
4845:
4841:
4839:
4838:
4834:
4832:
4831:
4827:
4826:
4824:
4822:
4821:Osteolaeminae
4818:
4811:
4810:
4809:Oxysdonsaurus
4806:
4803:
4802:
4798:
4796:
4795:
4791:
4790:
4787:
4784:
4781:
4776:
4769:
4768:
4764:
4761:
4760:
4759:Jiangxisuchus
4756:
4754:
4753:
4749:
4746:
4745:
4741:
4738:
4737:
4733:
4731:
4730:
4729:Astorgosuchus
4726:
4724:
4723:
4719:
4716:
4715:
4714:Albertosuchus
4711:
4710:
4707:
4704:
4701:
4700:Crocodyloidea
4696:
4692:
4688:
4683:
4679:
4670:
4665:
4635:
4634:
4630:
4628:
4627:
4623:
4621:
4620:
4619:C. gasparinae
4616:
4614:
4613:
4609:
4607:
4606:
4602:
4601:
4599:
4597:
4596:
4591:
4585:
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4528:
4526:
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4521:
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4512:
4511:
4507:
4505:
4504:
4500:
4498:
4497:
4493:
4491:
4490:
4486:
4484:
4483:
4482:Kuttanacaiman
4479:
4477:
4476:
4472:
4470:
4469:
4465:
4462:
4461:
4457:
4455:
4454:
4453:Culebrasuchus
4450:
4448:
4447:
4443:
4440:
4439:
4435:
4433:
4432:
4428:
4425:
4424:
4423:Brachychampsa
4420:
4418:
4417:
4413:
4411:
4410:
4406:
4405:
4402:
4399:
4397:
4393:
4383:
4382:
4378:
4376:
4375:
4374:A. prenasalis
4371:
4369:
4368:
4364:
4362:
4361:
4357:
4355:
4354:
4350:
4348:
4347:
4343:
4341:
4340:
4336:
4335:
4333:
4331:
4330:
4325:
4318:
4317:
4313:
4310:
4309:
4305:
4302:
4301:
4297:
4294:
4293:
4289:
4287:
4286:
4285:Chrysochampsa
4282:
4279:
4278:
4274:
4271:
4270:
4266:
4264:
4263:
4259:
4256:
4255:
4254:Akanthosuchus
4251:
4250:
4247:
4244:
4242:
4241:Alligatorinae
4238:
4231:
4230:
4229:Sajkanosuchus
4226:
4223:
4222:
4218:
4215:
4214:
4213:Lianghusuchus
4210:
4207:
4206:
4202:
4201:
4199:
4196:
4195:Alligatoridae
4191:
4181:
4180:
4176:
4174:
4173:
4169:
4167:
4166:
4162:
4160:
4159:
4158:Jiangxisuchus
4155:
4153:
4152:
4148:
4146:
4145:
4141:
4139:
4138:
4134:
4133:
4131:
4129:
4125:
4119:
4118:
4114:
4111:
4110:
4106:
4104:
4103:
4099:
4096:
4095:
4091:
4089:
4088:
4084:
4082:
4081:
4077:
4074:
4073:
4069:
4067:
4066:
4062:
4060:
4059:
4058:Brachychampsa
4055:
4053:
4052:
4048:
4046:
4045:
4041:
4040:
4037:
4033:
4030:
4027:
4022:
4016:
4015:
4011:
4009:
4008:
4004:
4002:
4001:
3997:
3995:
3994:
3990:
3989:
3986:
3983:
3980:
3975:
3971:
3967:
3962:
3958:
3943:
3942:
3938:
3936:
3935:
3931:
3928:
3927:
3923:
3920:
3919:
3915:
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3908:
3906:
3905:
3901:
3899:
3898:
3894:
3892:
3891:
3887:
3884:
3883:
3882:Borealosuchus
3879:
3877:
3876:
3872:
3869:
3868:
3864:
3862:
3861:
3860:Albertosuchus
3857:
3856:
3854:
3850:
3844:
3843:
3839:
3837:
3836:
3832:
3830:
3829:
3825:
3822:
3821:
3817:
3815:
3814:
3810:
3808:
3807:
3803:
3801:
3800:
3796:
3794:
3793:
3789:
3786:
3785:
3781:
3779:
3778:
3774:
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3709:
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3676:
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3609:
3607:
3603:
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3597:
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3581:
3576:
3574:
3569:
3567:
3562:
3561:
3558:
3548:
3547:
3534:
3520:
3518:
3517:T. schlegelii
3513:
3512:
3510:
3508:
3507:
3502:
3496:
3494:
3493:G. gangeticus
3489:
3488:
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3483:
3478:
3474:
3470:
3464:
3460:
3442:
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3426:
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3423:
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3415:
3409:
3407:
3402:
3400:
3398:
3393:
3392:
3390:
3388:
3387:
3382:
3379:
3376:
3375:Osteolaeminae
3372:
3362:
3360:
3355:
3353:
3351:
3346:
3344:
3342:
3337:
3335:
3333:
3328:
3326:
3324:
3319:
3317:
3315:
3310:
3308:
3306:
3301:
3299:
3297:
3292:
3290:
3288:
3283:
3281:
3279:
3274:
3272:
3270:
3265:
3263:
3261:
3256:
3254:
3252:
3247:
3245:
3243:
3238:
3237:
3235:
3233:
3232:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3218:
3214:
3207:
3201:
3197:
3179:
3177:
3176:P. trigonatus
3172:
3170:
3168:
3163:
3162:
3160:
3158:
3157:
3152:
3146:
3144:
3139:
3138:
3136:
3134:
3133:
3128:
3122:
3120:
3115:
3113:
3111:
3106:
3104:
3102:
3101:C. crocodilus
3097:
3096:
3094:
3092:
3091:
3086:
3083:
3073:
3069:
3059:
3057:
3052:
3050:
3048:
3043:
3042:
3040:
3038:
3037:
3032:
3029:
3019:
3018:Alligatorinae
3015:
3011:
3004:
3003:Alligatoridae
2998:
2994:
2988:
2984:
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2978:
2976:
2972:
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2729:: S228–S256.
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2699:on 2015-04-02
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2432:
2429:
2428:
2427:
2426:
2421:
2417:
2416:
2411:
2409:
2408:C. praecursor
2405:
2403:
2402:
2397:
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2394:
2389:
2387:
2386:yacare caiman
2383:
2380:
2378:
2374:
2371:
2367:
2363:
2360:
2358:
2354:
2351:
2348:
2345:
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2343:
2339:
2338:C. crocodilus
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2328:
2326:
2325:
2320:
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2310:
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2304:
2302:
2301:
2296:
2294:
2293:
2288:
2284:
2280:
2279:P. trigonatus
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2275:
2271:
2268:
2267:
2266:
2265:
2260:
2258:
2257:
2252:
2250:
2249:
2244:
2242:
2241:
2240:Culebrasuchus
2236:
2234:
2233:
2228:
2226:
2225:
2224:Kuttanacaiman
2220:
2218:
2217:
2212:
2210:
2209:
2204:
2202:
2201:
2197:
2193:
2191:
2190:
2185:
2183:
2182:
2181:Brachychampsa
2177:
2175:
2174:
2169:
2168:
2167:
2164:
2163:
2159:
2157:
2155:
2151:
2150:alligatorines
2147:
2146:
2141:
2140:
2139:Brachychampsa
2135:
2134:
2129:
2118:
2114:
2113:
2104:
2100:
2099:
2091:
2090:
2082:
2081:
2073:
2072:
2064:
2063:
2055:
2054:
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2045:
2037:
2036:
2028:
2027:
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2009:
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2000:
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1991:
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1982:
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1904:
1903:
1900:
1899:
1896:
1890:
1889:
1886:
1885:
1882:
1881:
1880:Yacare caiman
1878:
1877:Caiman yacare
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1604:
1603:
1597:
1596:
1590:
1589:
1586:
1585:
1582:
1578:
1577:
1576:Kuttanacaiman
1570:
1569:
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1396:Brachychampsa
1390:
1389:
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634:Below is a
600:defined as
567:aestivation
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367:alligatorid
268:Subfamily:
5793:Categories
5723:Caimaninae
5693:Caimaninae
5610:Gastralium
5582:crocodiles
5574:alligators
5524:See also:
5262:sensu lato
5258:Gavialinae
5122:Gavialidae
4927:Crocodylus
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2463:References
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444:, a giant
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283:Type genus
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252:Crocodilia
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2636:Oecologia
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636:cladogram
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551:anacondas
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134:Possible
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2248:Eocaiman
2160:Taxonomy
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646:(2013).
537:Behavior
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