Caiman yacare

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	CROCODYLIA	ALLIGATORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Caiman yacare
Species Authority:	(Daudin, 1802)
Common Name/s: English – Yacaré

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Lower Risk/least concern     ver 2.3
Year Published:	1996
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	Crocodile Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Justification: Widespread and numerous populations, although locally depleted.
History:	1982 – Indeterminate

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Paraguay
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

It is listed on CITES Appendix II.

Bibliography [top]

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. Crocodile Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website Groombridge, B. 1982. The IUCN Amphibia-Reptilia Red Data Book, Part 1: Testudines, Crocodylia, Rhynocehapalia. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.