Caimán Stock Photo

This is the smallest cocodrilo in America,Caimans inhabit Central, South America, and Australia. They are relatively small crocodilians, with the smallest being Cuviers dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), which grows to 1 m (3 ft) long, and the largest being the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), which can grow to 4 m (13 ft) or more. Several extinct forms are known, including Purussaurus, a giant Miocene genus that grew to 12 m (39 ft) and the equally large Mourasuchus, which had a wide duck-like snout.[1]