#1673 · 🦎 reptiles
Spectacled Caiman
🇳🇱 Brilkaaiman ·Caiman crocodilus
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what is it?
The spectacled caiman ( Caiman crocodilus ), also known as the white caiman or common caiman , is a crocodilian reptile found in much of Central and South America. It lives in a range of lowland wetland and riverine habitat types, and can tolerate salt water, as well as fresh; due in part to this adaptability, it is the most common of all crocodilian species.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 12,782 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Spectacled Caiman
- Nederlands
- Brilkaaiman
- scientific name
- Caiman crocodilus
- class
- Reptilia
- order
- Crocodylia
- family
- Alligatoridae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 12,782
- GBIF records in NL
- 2
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Alligatoridae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 116517, Wikidata Q272582, GBIF 8953936, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.