Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1801)

Fischer, Wagner, Faria de Godoi, Raquel & Conceição Paranhos Filho, Antonio, 2018, Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes, Check List 14 (5), pp. 845-876 : 860

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/14.5.845
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D587C4-FA46-764D-FE6E-FA3117B9584A
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1801)
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Treatment

Records. Table 2.

The Yacare Caiman is a large aquatic reptile with elevated eyes and nostrils on top of the head, a laterally flattened tail with a serrated crest, and transverse rows of thick plates on the back. Adults can reach lengths of 2.5–3 m (mean of total length (TL) = 138.6 ± 55.1; n = 43). Such features allowed us to easily identify road-killed caimans ( Fig. 5). Only 2 specimens were in suitable conditions for collection (ZUFMS-REP02738 and REP02739).

Order Squamata

Suborder Lacertilia

Family Iguanidade