Black cayman, Melanosuchus niger, emerging from water


Melanosuchus niger, the Black Cayman, is a carnivorous crocodillian reptile that lives along slow-moving rivers and lakes, in the seasonally flooded areas or varzeas of the greater Amazon basin.


Size: 5100px × 3414px
Location: Aguas Negras, Belem, Para, Brazil
Photo credit: © Alan Skyrme / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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