---
title: "Kaaimanteju"
description: "Dracaena guianensis — Reptielen. The northern caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis) is a species of lizard found in northern South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-caiman-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kaaimanteju

> Dracaena guianensis — Reptielen. The northern caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis) is a species of lizard found in northern South America.

- Scientific name: *Dracaena guianensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 581
- Wikidata: [Q959172](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959172)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38641](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38641)

## Names

- en: Northern Caiman Lizard
- de: Krokodilteju
- es: Lagarto caimán
- fr: Dracène d’Amazonie
- nl: Kaaimanteju
- pt: Lagarto-jacaré

## Countries with the most observations

EC (134), PE (118), BR (21), CO (7)

## Summary

The northern caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis) is a species of lizard found in northern South America.

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

## Photo

![Kaaimanteju](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-caiman-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dixie Sommers · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395839685

## Machine access

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