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spectacled caiman

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Noun1.spectacled caiman - caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina
caiman, cayman - a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly


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The spectacled caiman was found a new home at the Torremolinos crocodile park in Spain's Costa del Sol.
It features tiny scarlet frogs sumo wrestling, baby worm-like caecilians feasting on their mother's skin, mother salamanders viciously defending their broods against marauders and spectacled caiman filmed taking care of creches of up to 100 young.
The spectacled caiman is the most abundant in South America and will grow to eight feet.
 
 
 
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