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Basic information
Caiman crocodilus
Common caiman
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderCrocodilians
FamilyAlligators and caimans
GenusTypical Caimans
- Czech name
- Kajman brýlový
- English name
- Common caiman
- Alternative names
- Baba (Venezuela), Babilla (Colombia), Brillenkaiman, Cachirre, Caimán, Cascarudo, Cocodrilo, Common caiman, Spectacled caiman, Guajipal (Nicaragua), Jacare, Jacaré Tinga, Jacaré-do-Pantanal, Jacaretinga, Lagarto blanco (Peru), Northern Spectacled Caiman, Ocoroche, Polulo (Mexico), Rio Apaporis Caiman (C. c. apaporiensis), Speckled Caiman, Spectacled caiman, Tinga, Tulisio, White Caiman
- Synonyms
- Alligator (Jacare) chiapasius, Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis, Caiman crocodilus fuscus, Caiman crocodilus chiapasius, Caiman sclerops, Caiman sclerops apaporiensis, Crocodilus sclerops, Lacerta crocodilus, Perosuchus fuscus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Brackish water, Coastal, Forest, Freshwater, Grassland, Marsh, Riparian wetland, Savanna, Shrubland, Swamp, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Mud, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,500 mm
- Body mass
- max 73,381 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 62.8 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 60 years
- Activity
- Crepuscular, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Arthropods, Birds, Carnivore, Carnivorous scavenger, Carrion, Crustaceans, Fish, Insectivore, Insects, Invertivore, Mammals, Molluscivore, Mollusks, Piscivore, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- max 37.8 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 14–40 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
- Egg length
- ~64 mm
- Egg width
- ~60 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · PBBP · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4