Sign in to download full-size image FIGURE 19.5. Representative alligatorids. Clockwise from upper left: Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis, Alligatorinae (C. K. Dodd, Jr.); spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus, Caimaninae (J. P. Caldwell); Schneider’s smooth-fronted caiman Paleosuchus trigon...
Their jaw shapes range from broad to narrow. There are three genera, comprising six species and four subspecies. The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is the largest caiman. At 5 m it is similar in length to the American alligator. Compared with other caiman species, it has distinctly ...
Here, we performed the first broadscale comparative analysis of the alligators’ satellitomes. By combining genomic and chromosomal data, we identified and compared the full catalogs of satDNA families (i.e., the satellitomes) of 5 of the 8 extant Alligatoridae species, revealing ancestral patte...
The animals were of different size, age and sex, and were fed an artificial diet for five days a week.Samples were obtained by means of venepuncture of the caudal vein or by cardiac puncture, depending on the size of the animal. The osmotic fragility test was carried out according to ...
They prefer stiller waters compared to black caimans that are larger in size and can therefore withstand stronger currents. Crucially, this difference in habitat preference also means that in areas where the range of the larger black caiman overlaps those of smaller species, there is less competiti...
The scientific name Caiman yacare is derived from the word Jacaré (also spelled Yacaré) which is a regional term for alligator. Yacare caiman facts # 3 The Yacare caiman has the southernmost distribution of all caimans. Yacare caiman facts # 4 Compared to most other crocodilians, the ...
Food habits of the Broad﹕nouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris: Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) in northwestern Uruguay The food habits of the Broadâsnouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris) were studied in northwestern Uruguay. The most common prey were insects, the sh... C Borteiro,F Gutiérrez,...
AccordingTable 1, in the Black caiman PC the lipids decreased after 4h/65-70° C of drying to 0.54%. This could be explained by the raw material from residues (meat) with low lipid concentration. In addition,Table 1presents data of a Pantanal alligator flour with 12.11% of lipids, accord...
The diet of a Smooth-fronted caiman varies with size, habitat and prey availability. This species does not only hunt in water and along the rivers banks; it will also forage in the surrounding forest. Compared to other caimans, juvenile Smooth-fronted caimans eat lot of terrestrial invertebrat...
Their jaw shapes range from broad to narrow. There are three genera, comprising six species and four subspecies. The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is the largest caiman. At 5 m it is similar in length to the American alligator. Compared with other caiman species, it has distinctly ...