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Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman

Paleosuchus palpebrosus

Description:

With a total length averaging 1.3–1.5 m (4.3–4.9 ft) in males and typically up to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) in females, it is the smallest extant species of crocodilian.

Habitat:

Nashville Zoo

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7 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Awesome!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Fantástico::

The bad guy ;-) great capture Lisa congrats and thanks for sharing

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Lisa... you might presented Hollywood's future Sci-Fi villain.

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

Thanks Luis and Adarsha!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Incredible!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

WOW! This is a great pic Lisa.

LisaPowers
Spotted by
LisaPowers

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Nov 25, 2012
Submitted on Nov 27, 2012

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