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title: "Spectacled Caiman"
description: "Caiman crocodilus — Rettili. The spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), also known as the white caiman, common caiman, and speckled caiman, is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/spectacled-caiman
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Spectacled Caiman

> Caiman crocodilus — Rettili. The spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), also known as the white caiman, common caiman, and speckled caiman, is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae.

- Scientific name: *Caiman crocodilus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 12507
- Wikidata: [Q272582](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272582)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116517](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116517)

## Names

- en: Spectacled Caiman
- de: Krokodilkaiman
- es: Caimán de Anteojos
- fr: Caïman à Lunettes
- nl: Brilkaaiman
- pt: Jacaretinga
- pl: Kajman okularowy

## Countries with the most observations

CR (4136), CO (1884), PA (1513), BR (1152), PE (764), EC (462), TT (329), GF (192), VE (183), MX (177), NI (119), GY (70)

## Summary

The spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), also known as the white caiman, common caiman, and speckled caiman, is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae. It is brownish-, greenish-, or yellowish-gray colored and has a spectacle-like ridge between its eyes, which is where its common name come from. It grows to a length of 1.4–2.5 m (4 ft 7 in – 8 ft 2 in) and a weight of 7–40 kg (15–88 lb), with males being both longer and heavier than females. Its diet varies seasonally, commonly consisting of crabs, fish, small mammals, amphibians and snails. Breeding occurs from May to August and 14–40 eggs are laid in July and…

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

## Photo

![Spectacled Caiman](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spectacled-caiman/medium.jpg)

Photo: Arthur 🕷 Bitar 🐌 Marinho 🦈 Colares 🐛 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340485531

## Machine access

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