Smooth-fronted Caiman

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iSmooth-fronted Caiman
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Genus: Paleosuchus
Species: P. trigonatus
Binomial name
Paleosuchus trigonatus
(Schneider, 1801)

The Smooth-fronted Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) is a crocodilian reptile from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

It is also the second smallest species of the alligatoridae family reaching up to 2.3 meters of length.

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