Hey all, im new to this forum... and just doin some, uh a ton of homework on tryin to figure out exactly what a Wedge head Caiman is. and i have been unable to find anything. Any website i can read up on them or any or all info would be greatly apreciated.
Thanks alot for your help in advance, Keith
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What is a Wedge head Caiman?
Aussielovinherpr
Dec 30, 2006 02:15 AM
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crocodile_king
Dec 30, 2006 06:45 AM
Its either a Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) or a Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus).
I see both of these species from time to time refered to as wedge heads jusy as I see both species offered as Dwarf caiman and smoothfront caiman .... using common names at times can be confusing, its always better to just use the scientific name to avoid misindentification
In my opinion though the (P. palpebrosus) would be the "wedgehead"
DavidY
Dec 30, 2006 08:34 PM
Hmmm...doing homework? Check out this site, "http://crocodilian.com/paleosuchus/". It's got everything you want to know about this dwarf caimen. I'm intrigued by them too.
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