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Is the caiman a crocodile

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A caiman looks very similar to the American Alligator - short, U-shaped snout, wide eyes, and usually have red eyes and a bony ridge between the eyes distinguishing them from Alligators. Most are small, but some like the Black Caiman can reach lengths in excess of 17ft!

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A caiman is any member of several species of South and Central American reptiles of the alligator family. Just like any crocodile order caimans are amphibious, lizard like carnivores.

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See related link for a picture (from Wikipedia) of a typical Caiman crocodile

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Caimans are not crocodiles, but they are type of crocodilians.

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the black caiman looks like an alligator but shorter and blacker

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A caiman is a member of a group of small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, or a semi-aquatic lizard, sometimes called the caiman lizard, to differentiate it from the crocodilian creature.

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A relative of the crocodile.

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What are the 23 different species of crocodiles?

American Alligator,Black Caiman,Saltwater Crocodile,Spectacled Caiman,Broad-Snouted Crocodile,Jacre' Caiman,Chinese Alligator,Australian Freshwater Crocodile,Schneider's Dwarf Caiman,American Crocodile,Slender-Snouted Crocodile,Orinoco Crocodile,Philippine Crocodile,Johnson's Crocodile,Morelet's Crocodile,Nile Crocodile,New Guinea Crocodile,Mugger(marsh)Crocodile,Cuban Crocodile,Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman,Siamese Crocodile,African Dwarf Crocodile,False Gharial Crocodile(gavial),Indian Gharial(gavial).


What are the different types of crocodiles?

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What animals live in the Brazillian rainforest?

No...only caiman live in Brazil...caiman are crocodilians and are related to alligators. There are 6 different caiman species living in Brazil- the spectacled caiman, yacare caiman, broad-snouted caiman, smooth-fronted caiman, cuvier's caiman, and the black caiman. Of these 6 species the black caiman is by far the largest and is also the only species the poses a threat to an adult human. The nearest crocodiles to Brazil live in Venezuela (the American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, and the Orinoco crocodile, Crocodylus intermedius).


What are those really tiny crocodiles called?

I think you're referring to caimans in your question. They look pretty similar to crocodiles and they can be as small as dogs. Caimans are actually miniature alligators, as they are part of the alligator family, Alligatoridae. There is another small crocodilian, the ghavial, which has a long, narrow snout. It doesn't look like a crocodile, though.


What is the name of a crocodilian with a long skinny snout?

Gavialis gangeticus, Indian Gharial a caiman

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What are the 23 different species of crocodiles?

American Alligator,Black Caiman,Saltwater Crocodile,Spectacled Caiman,Broad-Snouted Crocodile,Jacre' Caiman,Chinese Alligator,Australian Freshwater Crocodile,Schneider's Dwarf Caiman,American Crocodile,Slender-Snouted Crocodile,Orinoco Crocodile,Philippine Crocodile,Johnson's Crocodile,Morelet's Crocodile,Nile Crocodile,New Guinea Crocodile,Mugger(marsh)Crocodile,Cuban Crocodile,Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman,Siamese Crocodile,African Dwarf Crocodile,False Gharial Crocodile(gavial),Indian Gharial(gavial).


How meny species of crocodiles are there?

I hope you mean kinds, there are 23 species of crocodilians. American alligator, Chinese alligator, black caiman, specticled caiman, broad snouted caiman, jacare caiman, schneider's dwarf caiman, cuvier's dwarf caiman, Indian gharial, malayan gharial, Cuban crocodile, American crocodile, morelet's crocodile, orinoco crocodile, nile crocodile, African slender-snouted crocodile, dwarf crocodile, Siamese crocodile, philipine crocodile, new guinea freshwater crocodile, Australian freshwater crocodile, and the largest is the Indopacific Crocodile.If you meant how many babies crocodiles have they have 50 at a time.


Is a caiman a type of hippopotamas?

No - A Caiman is a member of the crocodile family ! See the related link for a picture.


Are there really 21 kinds of crocodilians?

There are actually 23 if I am up to date on my crocodilian species. 1. American Alligator 2. Chinese Alligator 3. American crocodile 4. Nile crocodile 5. dwarf crocodile 6. morlets crocodile 7. saltwater crocodile 8. mugger crocodile 9. Spectacled caiman 10. black camain 11. Schnieders dwarf caiman 12. curviers dwarf caiman 13. yacare caiman 14. broad snout caiman 15. Orinoco crocodile 16. Cuban crocodile 17. fresh water crocodile 18. new guinea crocodile 19. phillippine crocodile 20. slender snouted croc 21. Siamese crocodile 22. Gharial 23. false gharial


How many bones does a caiman crocodile have in its body?

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What is the smallest alligator on record?

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Can eels kill crocodile?

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What are the extinct family members of a Crocodile family of reptiles?

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Can American Crocodiles eat anacondas?

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What are Relatives of the Saltwater Crocodile?

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What eats raccoons in a pond?

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