Broad-snouted caiman: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the broad-snouted caiman lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Caiman latirostris
Group	Crocodiles & alligators
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Reptile
Order	Crocodilia
Family	Alligatoridae

Where does the broad-snouted caiman live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the broad-snouted caiman in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the broad-snouted caiman endangered?

The broad-snouted caiman’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the broad-snouted caiman?

The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a reptile in the order Crocodilia and the family Alligatoridae, genus Caiman. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the broad-snouted caiman

The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae found in eastern and central South America, including the Pantanal habitat of Bolivia, Southeast Brazil, and Paraguay, as well as northern Argentina and Uruguay. Behind the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), it is the second-largest caiman species; it is the third-largest alligatorid behind the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and the aforementioned black caiman. Primarily, the species inhabits freshwater wetlands, including floodplains, marshes, swamps, and some mangrove forests, as well as various streams, rivers, lakes or ponds, preferring bodies of rather still or slower-moving water. They will often use man-made cow ponds, disused stock tanks, and canals and ditches, as well.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Broad-snouted caiman (revision 1378609562), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q644453 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).