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title: "Broad-snouted Caiman"
description: "Caiman latirostris — Rettili. The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae found in eastern and central South America, including the Pantanal habitat of Bolivia, Southeast Brazil, and Paraguay, as well as northern Argentina and Uruguay."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/broad-snouted-caiman
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Broad-snouted Caiman

> Caiman latirostris — Rettili. The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae found in eastern and central South America, including the Pantanal habitat of Bolivia, Southeast Brazil, and Paraguay, as well as northern Argentina and Uruguay.

- Scientific name: *Caiman latirostris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 3555
- Wikidata: [Q644453](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q644453)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116518](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116518)

## Names

- en: Broad-snouted Caiman
- de: Breitschnauzenkaiman
- es: Yacaré overo
- fr: Caïman à museau large
- nl: Breedsnuitkaaiman
- pt: Jacaré-de-papo-amarelo
- pl: Kajman szerokopyski

## Countries with the most observations

BR (2171), AR (865), UY (27), PY (20), BO (11)

## Summary

The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae found in eastern and central South America, including the Pantanal habitat of Bolivia, Southeast Brazil, and Paraguay, as well as northern Argentina and Uruguay. Behind the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), it is the second-largest caiman species; it is the third-largest alligatorid behind the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and the aforementioned black caiman. Primarily, the species inhabits freshwater wetlands, including floodplains, marshes, swamps, and some mangrove forests, as well as various streams, rivers…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-snouted_caiman

## Photo

![Broad-snouted Caiman](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broad-snouted-caiman/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gabriel Laufer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90278404

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/broad-snouted-caiman?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).