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Basic information
Paleosuchus trigonatus
Cachirre
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderCrocodilians
FamilyAlligators and caimans
GenusDwarf Caimans
- Czech name
- Kajmánek malý
- English name
- Cachirre
- Alternative names
- Caimão-de-Cara-Lisa, Jacaré coroa., Jacaré-Coroa, Jacaré-Curuá, Jacaré-de-Cara-Lisa, Jacaré-Pedra, Keilkopf-Glattstirnkaiman, Schneider's Dwarf Caiman, Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman, Smooth-fronted Caiman
- Synonyms
- Crocodilus trigonatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Freshwater, Marine, Riparian wetland, River, Tropical moist broadleaf forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Plant litter, Saxicolous, Terrestrial, Understory
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,300 mm
- Body mass
- max 46,220 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 67.2 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 30.1 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Birds, Carnivore, Fish, Insectivore, Insects, Invertivore, Mammals, Piscivore, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 10–15 individuals
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4C47K · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4