Description:
Scientific name: Caiman crocodilus
Life span: 30- up to 70 years
A member of the family Alligatoridae, the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) is also referred to as the speckled caiman, white caiman, and common caiman. Its common name derives from the brownish, greenish, or yellowish gray color and the spectacle-like ridge that runs between its eyes.
The adult caiman is a large aquatic reptile with crossbands of yellow or black with a colour spectrum from dull olive to nearly black. Their long snouts make it difficult to see their fourth mandibular tooth when their mouth is closed.
Native Region/Habitat
Columbia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, French El Salvador, Guiana, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, Peru, Panama, Trinidad Surinam, Tobago, and Venezuela are among the countries that have spectacled caimans. Throughout the summer, if its environment gets too severe and food is not readily available, it will hibernate by burrowing into the mud.
Behavior:
Spectacled caimans prefer to live alone, save from during mating season, though they do reside in loosely organized groups. They spend much of the day stationary and underwater, and they typically hunt at night. They will tan on the shore in the morning and early afternoon. They stay within the same region.
Care As a pet/In captivity:
Wild reptiles known as spectacled caimans are capable of harming humans if provoked. They are indomitable and unsuitable for pet ownership. They are, however, enthralled for profit.
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