| Description | The yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), also known commonly as the jacare caiman, Paraguayan caiman, piranha caiman, red caiman, southern spectacled caiman,, jacaré in Portuguese and îakaré in Old Tupi, is a species of caiman, a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae. The species is endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Brown in color and covered with dark blotches, males grow to a total length (including tail) of 2–3 metres (6.6–9.8 ft) and females to 1.4 metres (4.6 ft). Typical habitats of this caiman include lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Its diet primarily consists of aquatic animals, such as snails, and occasionally land vertebrates. Mating occurs in the rainy season and eggs hatch in March, with young fending for themselves as soon as they hatch. The yacare caiman was hunted heavily for its skin to use for leather in the 1980s, which caused its population to decrease significantly. However, trading restrictions placed since have caused its population to increase. Its population in the Pantanal is about 10 million, and it is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Caiman yacare |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Caiman yacare |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Caiman |
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| Scientific Name | Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1802) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Caiman yacare | species | belongs to Caiman | stated with evidence | Daudin, 1802 | | Caiman yacare | species | belongs to Caiman | stated without evidence | Lang and Guilette, 2002 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 9.00 - 6.80 Ma
Miocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Mesoeucrocodylia) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Crocodylia) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Puértolas, J. I. Canudo, and P. Cruzado-Caballero. 2011. A new crocodylian from the late Maastrichtian of Spain: Implications for the initial radiation of crocodyloids. PLoS One 6(6):e20011:1-12 |
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| Common Name(s) | Panama Caiman, Yacare Caiman, Jacare, SĂĽdlicher Brillenkaiman |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caiman_yacare |
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| Puértolas E., Canudo J. I., et al (2011) A new crocodylian from the late Maastrichtian of Spain: Implications for the initial radiation of crocodyloids, PLoS One 6 6, e20011:1-12 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020011 |
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