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i recently bought a 16" dwarf caiman.but i somehow suspect it's a spectacle caiman.but both almost looks the same!how do you tell if it's a dwarf or a spectacle?although i trust my dealer,i just want to be safe.thanks
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1.2.1 indian star tortoise
0.0.2 radiated tortoise
0.1.0 burmese star tortoise
0.0.1 sulcata
0.0.1 elongated tortoise
0.0.1 leopard tortoise
0.1.0 red foot tortoise
0.1.0 pancake tortoise

0.1.0 snapping turtle
0.0.2 alligator snapping turtle
0.0.1 chitra-chitra
1.0.0 asian giant pond turtle
0.1.0 fly river turtle

0.0.2 leopard gecko
1.0.0 tokay gecko

0.0.1 amazon tree boa
0.0.1 green tree python
1.0.0 blood python
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 monocular cobra
0.0.1 green whip snake
0.0.1 mangrove snake

0.0.1 cuvier dwarf caiman

0.1.0 cobalt blue tarantula

0.0.2 arapaima gigas

5.2.0 cat's

Specs have a bony ridge going between the eyes. Lengh and scutes are another way but can sometimes be hard if your new at it.
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Jeremy Carroll
Center for Reptile and Amphibian Propagation and Conservation
http://www.onet.net/~eagle/Reptile/index.htm

But you'll have a more difficult time trying to distinguish between P. trigonatus and P. palpebrosus.

Use the identification key at this link:

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/CITEScroc/default.htm