What is Spectacled caiman?
{{Taxobox | name = Spectacled caiman | status = lc | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | image = Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus).jpg | image_caption = In [[Tobago]] river of Trinidad & Tobago | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Reptilia]] | ordo = [[Crocodilia]] | familia = [[Alligatoridae]] | subfamilia = [[Caimaninae]] | genus = ''[[Caiman (genus)|Caiman]]'' | species = '''''C. crocodilus''''' | binomial = '''''Caiman crocodilus''''' | binomial_authority = [[Schneilder]], 1801 | range_map = Caiman crocodylus Distribution.png | range_map_caption = Map of caiman distribution | synonyms = '''''C. sclerops''''' <small>Schneider, 1801</small> '''''C. caiman''''' <small>Daudin, 1802</small> '''''C. alligator'''''? <small>Blumenbach, 1807</small> '''''C. punctulatus''''' <small>[[Johann Baptist von Spix|Spix]], 1825</small> ''''''C. vallifrons''''' <small>Natterer, 1841</small> '''''C. longiscuta''''' <small>Gray, 1862</small> '''''C. multiscuta''''' <small>Gray, 1869</small> '''''C. hirticollis''''' <small>Gray, 1869</small> '''''C. lacordairei''''' <small>Borre, 1869</small> }} The '''spectacled caiman''' (''Caiman crocodilus''), or the '''common caiman''', is a medium sized [[crocodilia]]n species that lives in the [[wetland]] areas of [[South America]]. This size of this species generally can get up to between {{convert|6|to|8.2|ft}}. The spectacled caiman gets its name from the bony ridge between its eyes, looking like a pair of [[eyeglasses]]. As the seasons get colder, this caiman can change colors. Spectacled caimans have been known to eat insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. == In captivity == According to ISIS, there are known to be 170 spectacled caimans in zoos. ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline|Caiman crocodilus}} [[Category:Crocodilia]] [[Category:Crocodilians of North America]] [[Category:Reptiles of South America]]