Interesting Facts: Latirostris is Latin for wide nose.
Main Characteristics: Broad-Snouted Caiman have a body length of approximately 2 m (6.6 ft) and they have olive-green, scaly skin.
Taxonomy of Broad-Snouted Caiman:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Aligatoridae
Subfamily: Caimaninae
Genus: Caiman
Species: Caiman Latirostis
Habitat: Broad-Snouted Caiman can be found in the freshwater marshes, swamps and mangroves of South America.
Diet: Broad-Snouted Caiman mainly feed on invertebrates, fish, amphibians, turtles and snails.
Breeding: Broad-Snouted Caiman lay 20 - 60 eggs in a mound of soil and vegetation. The female guards the eggs during incubation and protects her newly hatched young in the water.
Predators: Humans are predators of Broad-Snouted Caiman.