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- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman abstract "Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) is a small crocodilian from northern and central South America in the alligator family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela. It lives in riverine forests, flooded forests near lakes, and near fast-flowing rivers and streams. It can traverse dry land to reach temporary pools and tolerates colder water than other species of alligator. Other common names for this species include the musky caiman, the dwarf caiman, Cuvier's caiman and the smooth-fronted caiman. It is sometimes kept in captivity as a pet and may be referred to as the wedge head caiman by the pet trade.Cuvier's dwarf caiman was first described by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier in 1807 and is one of only two species in the genus Paleosuchus, the other species being P. trigonatus. Their closest relatives are the other caimans in the subfamily Caimaninae. With a total length averaging 1.4 m (4.6 ft) for males and typically up to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) for females, Cuvier's dwarf caiman is not only the smallest extant species in the alligator and caiman family, but also the smallest of all crocodilians. An adult will typically weigh around 6 to 7 kg (13 to 15 lb). Its lack of size is partly made up for by its strong body armour, provided by the bony bases to its dermal scales, which provides protection against predators. Juvenile dwarf caimans mainly feed on invertebrates, but also small fish and frogs, while adults eat larger fish, amphibians and invertebrates, such as large molluscs. This caiman sometimes uses a burrow as shelter during the day and in the Pantanal may aestivate in the burrow in order to stay cool in the dry season. The female buries her eggs on a mounded nest and these take about three months to hatch. She helps the hatchlings to escape from the nest and provides some parental care for the first few weeks of their life. This caiman has a wide range and large total population and the IUCN lists its conservation status as being of "least concern".".
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- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageLength "18493".
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageOutDegree "120".
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageRevisionID "678395468".
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Aestivation.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Alligatoridae.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Amazon_River.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Amphibian.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Avian_incubation.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Beetle.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Bird.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Black_caiman.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Boa_constrictor.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Bolivia.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Brazil.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Broad-snouted_caiman.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Burrow.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink CITES.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Caiman.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Caiman_crocodilus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Caiman_latirostris.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Caiman_yacare.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Caimaninae.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Category:Animals_described_in_1807.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Category:Crocodilians.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Category:Reptiles_of_Guyana.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Category:Reptiles_of_South_America.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Colombia.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Crab.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Crocodilia.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Crocodilian_armor.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Crustacea.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Crustacean.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Dominance_(ecology).
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Ecuador.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Egg.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Egg_(biology).
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Egg_incubation.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Eunectes_murinus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Extant_taxon.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Fish.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink French_Guiana.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Frog.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Gallery_forest.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Gastrolith.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Genus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Georges_Cuvier.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Gizzard.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Greek_language.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Green_anaconda.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Guyana.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink IUCN.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink IUCN_Red_List.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Invertebrate.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Invertebrates.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Jaguar.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Keystone_species.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Latin.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Least-concern_species.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Least_Concern.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Least_concern.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Los_Llanos_(South_America).
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Mammal.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Melanosuchus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Melanosuchus_niger.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Mollusc.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Mollusca.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Mourasuchus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Mucus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Neontology.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink New_World.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Orinoco.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Orinoco_River.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Orthogenysuchus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Orthogenysuchus_olseni.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Osteoderm.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Paleosuchus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Paleosuchus_trigonatus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Pantanal.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Paraguay.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Paraguay_River.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Paraná_River.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Peru.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Piranha.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Predation.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Premaxilla.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Purussaurus.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Purussaurus_brasiliensis.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Purussaurus_mirandai.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Purussaurus_neivensis.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Savanna.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Savannah.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Scute.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Shrimp.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Smooth-fronted_caiman.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink South_America.
- Cuviers_dwarf_caiman wikiPageWikiLink Species_description.