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title: "Jacaré-coroa"
description: "Paleosuchus trigonatus — Répteis. The smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), also known as Schneider's dwarf caiman or Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman, is a crocodilian from South America, where it is native to the Amazon and Orinoco Basins."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/schneider-s-dwarf-caiman
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jacaré-coroa

> Paleosuchus trigonatus — Répteis. The smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), also known as Schneider's dwarf caiman or Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman, is a crocodilian from South America, where it is native to the Amazon and Orinoco Basins.

- Scientific name: *Paleosuchus trigonatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 1085
- Wikidata: [Q473521](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q473521)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116539](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116539)

## Names

- en: Schneider's Dwarf Caiman
- de: Keilkopf-Glattstirnkaiman
- es: Caimán cachirre
- fr: Caïman gris
- nl: Schneiders gladvoorhoofdkaaiman
- pt: Jacaré-coroa
- pl: Kajman Schneidera

## Countries with the most observations

EC (232), PE (205), BR (203), GF (180), SR (49), CO (32), GY (24), BO (21)

## Summary

The smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), also known as Schneider's dwarf caiman or Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman, is a crocodilian from South America, where it is native to the Amazon and Orinoco Basins. It is the second-smallest species of the family Alligatoridae, the smallest being Cuvier's dwarf caiman, also from tropical South America and in the same genus. An adult typically grows to around 1.2 to 1.6 m (3.9 to 5.2 ft) in length and weighs between 9 and 20 kg (20 and 44 lb). Exceptionally large males can reach as much as 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in length and 36 kg (79 lb) in weight.

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

## Photo

![Jacaré-coroa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/schneider-s-dwarf-caiman/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341271298

## Machine access

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