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    Species Accepted

    Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807)

    Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Brauen-Glattstirnkaiman German
      Brauen-Glattstirnkaimans German
      Brun Dværgkaiman Danish
      Cachirre
      Caimano nano di Cuvier Italian
      Caimán enano Spanish
      Caïman nain de Cuvier French
      Caïman rouge French
      Caïman à paupières osseuses French
      Cocodrilo Portuguese

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Citation

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