Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

* Family: Alligatoridae,

* Species: M. niger

* Phylum: Chordata,

* Class: Reptilia,

* Order: Crocodilia,

* Genus: Melanosuchus,

* Type: Reptile,

* Diet: Carnivore,

* Average lifespan in the wild: 50-80 years,

* Size: 3 to 4.26 meters,(Most adult male black caiman can grow to 5 m (16.5 ft) long),

* Weight: 1 100 kg weight (2 300 lb),

* Video : from""MacQuarrie-Byrne Filmsplus""

** Did you know that there is less than 2000 Black Caimans left in the world.

*** The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is a crocodilian. It is a carnivorous reptile that lives along slow-moving rivers and lakes, in the seasonally flooded savannas of the Amazon basin, and in other freshwater habitats in South America. Once common, it was hunted to near extinction primarily for its commercially valuable hide. It is now listed as Conservation Dependent.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Caiman

or http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csp_mnig.htm

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• caiman
• (Melanosuchus
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