(Cuvier's) Dwarf Caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus

The Dwarf Caiman, also called Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman, is native to northern South America. (Confusingly, it is also sometimes called the Smooth-fronted Caiman, a name usually given to Schneider's Dwarf Caiman.)

The smallest of crocodilians, it still can grow to nearly a meter and a half (some 4 and a half feet).

Juveniles are browner and eat mainly invertebrates. Adults are darker and eat invertebrates and fish.