Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Alligatoridae Bibliography of the genus Paleosuchus Biodiversity of the family Alligatoridae Genus Paleosuchus Dwarf Caimans, Smooth-fronted Caimans, Armored Caimans, Forest Caimans Glattstirnkaimane Dværgkaimaner, Glatpandede Kaimaner 1862 Paleosuchus Gray (type species: Crocodilus trigonatus Schneider 1801) 1862 Aromosuchus Gray (type species: Crocodilus palpebrosus Cuvier 1807; syn. Wermuth & Mertens 1977) 1902 Palaeosuchus Waterhouse [substitute name for Paleosuchus Gray 1862] (syn. Wermuth & Mertens 1977) Contents: 2 species, none of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Introduced to: USA (Florida). Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil (Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para [incl. Marajo Island], Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Rondonia, Roraima, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago (Trinidad), Venezuela. Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cayenne Dwarf Caiman, (Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman, Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman) Brauen-Glattstirnkaiman Brun Dværgkaiman 1807 Crocodilus palpebrosus Cuvier Caiman palpebrosus Boulenger 1889 Paleosuchus palpebrosus Müller 1923 1825 Jacaretinga moschifer Spix (Wermuth & Mertens 1977) 1840 Champsa gibbiceps Natterer (Wermuth & Mertens 1977) Introduced to: USA (Florida). Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil (Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para [incl. Marajo Island], Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Rondonia, Roraima, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago (Trinidad), Venezuela. Paleosuchus palpebrosus © Rune Midtgaard Paleosuchus trigonatus Northwestern Dwarf Caiman, (Schneider's Dwarf Caiman, Schneider's Smooth-fronted Caiman) Keilkopf-Glattstirnkaiman Nordvestlig Dværgkaiman 1801 Crocodilus trigonatus Schneider Caiman trigonatus Boulenger 1889 Paleosuchus trigonatus Schmidt 1928 1924 Paleosuchus niloticus Müller (Wermuth & Mertens 1977) Remarks: Specific epithet occasionally misspelt trigonotus (e.g., Frank & Ramus 1995). Introduced to: USA (Florida). Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil (Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Para [incl. Marajo Island], Rondonia, Roraima, Tocantins), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela. Paleosuchus trigonatus © Henrik Bringsøe