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Paleosuchus

Synonyms: Jacaretinga

Wikipedia Abstract

Paleosuchus is a South American genus of reptile in the family Alligatoridae. They are the smallest members of the order Crocodilia in the Americas.The genus contains two species: \n* Cuvier's dwarf caiman - P. palpebrosus \n* Smooth-fronted caiman - P. trigonatus
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Species

Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Dwarf caiman, Cuvier's smooth-fronted caiman) (Attributes)
Paleosuchus trigonatus (Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman, Cachirre, Jacaré coroa.) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0