Alligator close up. Spectalcled Cayman family Alligatoridae, common name Baba, live in Los Llanos Venezuela,

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Spectalcled Cayman Caiman crocodilus has the widest distribution of any species in the Alligatoridae family. Can tolerate a reasonable degree of salinity. If environmental conditions become too harsh, they will burrow into mud and aestivate. Spectacled" refers to the intra-orbital (between the eyes) bridge of bone that lends a be spectacled appearance. A relatively small to medium sized crocodilian (males generally reach m to m, with the largest specimens reported to approach 3 m - but these are undoubtedly rare). Females are smaller, reaching a mean maximum size of m, and rare individuals may approach 2 m. This animal is very abundant in South America, specially in Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia. Typical adult sizes range from 1 to meters. They feed from fish, birds and small mammals.

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Size: 4800px × 3600px
Location: Venezuela
Photo credit: © Alicia Gonzalez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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