Paleosuchus
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| Paleosuchus palpebrosus | |
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| Genus: | Paleosuchus Gray, 1862
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Paleosuchus is a South American genus of reptile in the family Alligatoridae. They are the smallest members of the order Crocodilia in the Americas.[1] The genus contains two species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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P. palpebrosus | Cuvier's dwarf caiman | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela |
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P. trigonatus | Smooth-fronted caiman | the Amazon and Orinoco Basins |
References
- ^ Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey (2014). The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
- ^ Alderton, D. (1991). Crocodiles and Alligators of the World. New York: Facts on File Publications.
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