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Definition of spectacled cayman

spectacled cayman
Yacare Yac"a*re` (y[a^]k"[.a]*r[=a]`), n. [See Jacare.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American crocodilian (Jacare sclerops) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also spectacled alligator, and spectacled cayman. [Written also jacare.] Note: The name is also applied to allied species.

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- A caiman (/ˈkeɪmən/ (also spelled cayman) from Taíno kaiman[additional citation(s) needed]) is an alligatorid belonging to the subfamily Caimaninae, one...
- large spectacled caimans by their proportionately larger head, as well as by the colour of the jaw, which is light coloured in the spectacled caiman...
- otter, the Amazon river dolphin, the pirarucú, and the black and spectacled cayman. Along lake edges, five species of kingfisher, nine species of heron...
- coexist with the American alligator in Florida, and with the smaller spectacled caiman within Central America and South America. The IUCN lists the American...
- vertical slits. Skull and scutes, compared to American alligator (left) and spectacled caiman (middle). Scale arrangement is useful for identifying Cuvier's...
- (Dinornis maximus) Moa (Megalapteryx didinus) Rodriguez Little Owl Steller's Spectacled Cormorant Tasmanian Emu (subsp.) 1851 Norfolk kākā, a parrot 1853 Lord...
- Spectacled parrotlet Spectacled petrel Spectacled prickletail Spectacled spiderhunter Spectacled tern Spectacled tetraka Spectacled thrush Spectacled...
- Egyptian fruit Bat, Rodrigues fruit Bat, Straw-colored fruit Bear, Andean spectacled Bear, Sloth Beaver, American Binturong Bird-of-paradise, Raggiana Bluebird...
- being found in The Bahamas, Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic), and the Cayman Islands. The genus Crocodylus likely originated in Africa and radiated outwards...
- observed sharing nest sites with American crocodiles, and in Honduras with spectacled caimans. The hatchlings emerge from the nest after 10–15 w****s of incubation...