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Smallest crocodilian?

coralluskeeper Apr 01, 2004 12:21 PM

What would you all think would be the smallest crocs? Female dwarf caimen? Or...? I also have seen other things such as "diamond caimen", what about these hybrids?
Well thanks,
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1.1.1 amazon tree boas
0.1.2 normal corn snake
1.0.3 snow corn
0.0.3 amelanistic corns
0.0.2 anerythristic corns
1.1 goins king snakes
0.1 argentine boa
0.1.1 red tail boa
0.0.1 Coastal carpet python
0.0.1 Ball python
0.1 columbian rainbow boa
0.0.1 Black rat snake
0.0.2 eastern garter snakes
0.1 Speculated king snake
0.0.2 Red eared sliders
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1 gelding horse

Replies (3)

caecilianman02 Apr 01, 2004 04:41 PM

Hi there:

The smallest crocodilians I've seen are the Indian ghavials- They raely exceed 5 feet. Caimans are, in my opinion, much like a cross between an alligator and a crocodile. Gavials heads are mostly jays, which are very long and thin. They mostly prey upon fish.

DAVE

crocodil Apr 01, 2004 05:55 PM

The smallest crocs are the dwarf caimans. Gavials get 16 plus feet.
crocodil

coralluskeeper Apr 02, 2004 09:11 AM

I sure hope that was april fooling, gravels get huge. Any how thanks, I was fairly sure the dwarfs were the smallest, but when I go and read adds that list this and that as being the best croc and the smallest I tend to wonder how honest they really are. Nothing I hate more then seeing crocodilians being sold off like corn snakes.
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1.1.1 amazon tree boas
0.1.2 normal corn snake
1.0.3 snow corn
0.0.3 amelanistic corns
0.0.2 anerythristic corns
1.1 goins king snakes
0.1 argentine boa
0.1.1 red tail boa
0.0.1 Coastal carpet python
0.0.1 Ball python
0.1 columbian rainbow boa
0.0.1 Black rat snake
0.0.2 eastern garter snakes
0.1 Speculated king snake
0.0.2 Red eared sliders
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1 gelding horse

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