Paleosuchus palpebrosus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA CROCODYLIA ALLIGATORIDAE

Scientific Name: Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Species Authority: (Cuvier, 1807)
Common Name/s:
English Dwarf Caiman, Cuvier's Smooth-fronted 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
Reviewer/s:
Justification:
Widespread and remains locally abundant although quantitative data on trends is lacking.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Venezuela

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Citation: Crocodile Specialist Group 1996. Paleosuchus palpebrosus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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