Here is cute little baby Cuvier’s dwarf caiman relaxing in the sun
Today I want to write about a reptile with beautiful markings, Cuvier’s dwarf caiman.
Here are five interesting facts about them:
- As their name suggests, these guys are the smallest member of the crocodilian family, with males growing to about 1.6 metres long and females growing to about 1.2 metres.
- They are named after Georges Cuvier, a French zoologist who was the first scientist to describe them in the wild.
- At breeding time, the females lay 15-25 eggs in a small mound made of leaves and mud, taking three months to hatch. The babies stay with their mother for over a year.
- Young Cuvier’s dwarf caimans mainly eat invertebrates, frogs and small fish, whilst adults eat larger fish, crabs and shrimp. They are preyed upon by jaguars, green anacondas and boa constrictors.
- Cuvier’s dwarf caimans are found throughout northern and central South America, where they are widespread and quite common.
I hope that you found these facts interesting and learned something new.
Are there any other interesting facts that you would like to share about Cuvier’s dwarf caimans?
