Yacare Caiman

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Yacare caiman

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Genus: Caiman
Species: C. yacare
Binomial name
Caiman yacare
Daudin, 1802

The Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare, Jacaré in Portuguese) is a species of caiman found in central South America, including northern Argentina, eastern Bolivia, south-west Brazil (especially in the Pantanal marshland), and the rivers of Paraguay. They grow to about 2 to 3 meters and have a diet of fish, molluscs and crustaceans.

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