Caiman latirostris

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA CROCODYLIA ALLIGATORIDAE

Scientific Name: Caiman latirostris
Species Authority: (Daudin, 1802)
Common Name/s:
English Broad-snouted Caiman

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/least concern     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Crocodile Specialist Group
History:
1990 Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 Endangered
1986 Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Crocodile Specialist Group 1996. Caiman latirostris. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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