Schneider's Smooth-fronted Caiman - Paleosuchus triginatus.

In: Crocodiles.Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan: 43-45.
Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin

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Due to small body size and extensive ventral ossifi cation, the commercial value of the skin of P. trigonatus is very low. The management of P.  trigonatus is based principally on the protection of wild populations. Limited cropping is only allowed in Guyana, essentially for the pet trade, under a CITES quota

Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman - Paleosuchus palpebrosus.

In: Crocodiles.Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan: 40-42.
Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin

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The dwarf caiman holds little potential for the development of  commercially-oriented  management  programs. The primary value in most countries is for subsistence hunting by rural inhabitants, and Paleosuchus spp. are sometimes taken preferentially over Caiman spp. Commercial exploitation in Guyana is based on the capture and sale of dwarf caiman for the pet industry.

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Maximum size of dwarf caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807), in the Amazon and habitats surrounding the Pantanal, Brazil.

Amphibia-Reptilia 31 (2010): 439-442

Abstract:

The dwarf caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus, is considered one of the smallest crocodilians. However, our surveys indicate that the species regularly reaches larger sizes than usually reported in the literature. Most individuals lose tail tips, and we did not encounter any individual with snout-vent length (SVL) >70 cm that had an intact tail. P. palpebrosus attains SVL >112.5 cm (equivalent to a total length with intact tail estimated from SVL of 210 cm) in streams around the Pantanal, 106 cm (198 cm) in flooded forest in central Amazonia, and 100 cm (187 cm) in flooded forest and around the Madeira-Guaporé River.