Mark Carwardine / Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) juvenile, close-up of eye, captive, from South America

Pete Oxford / Dwarf caiman {Oakeisycgys oakoevrisys} reflected in water. Amazonian Ecuador

Ernie Janes / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) captive. Occurs in South America.

Ernie Janes / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) captive. Occurs in South America.

Paul Bertner / Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), Tambopata Research Center, Peru

Franco Banfi / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Franco Banfi / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) underwater, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Franco Banfi / Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman or Musky Caiman, (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) underwater, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Franco Banfi / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) underwater, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Lucas Bustamante / Smooth fronted caiman / Crowned dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) baby resting on log, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru.

Lucas Bustamante / Crowned dwarf / Smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) with mouth open, Cuyabeno, Sucumbios, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Smooth-fronted caiman / Crowned dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) head above water, Cuyabeno, Sucumbios, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Crowned dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) male resting on a log. Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador.

Daniel Heuclin / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) captive, occurs in South America.

Daniel Heuclin / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) captive, occurs in South America.

Daniel Heuclin / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) captive, occurs in South America.

Pete Oxford / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus sp.) Tiputini River, Adjacent to Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador. South America.

Michel Roggo / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Rio Olhio d'agua, tributary of Rio da Prata, Bonito area, Serra da Bodoquena (Bodoquena Mountain Range), Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) head, Kanuku Mountains, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Franco Banfi / Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Recanto Ecologico, Rio da Prata, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Franco Banfi / Cuvier's Dwarf / Musky Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Franco Banfi / Cuvier's Dwarf / Musky Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Franco Banfi / Cuvier's Dwarf / Musky Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Kevin Schafer / Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), Cristalino River, Brazil

Piotr Naskrecki / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) young in defensive posture, Guyana

Daniel Heuclin / Cuvier's Dwarf / Musky Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) juvenile in profile, resting in water. Controlled conditions. French Guyana, October.

Daniel Heuclin / Cuvier's Dwarf / Musky Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) juvenile in profile, resting in water. Controlled conditions. French Guyana, October.

Daniel Heuclin / Close-up of the eye of Cuvier's Dwarf / Musky Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus). Controlled conditions. French Guyana, October.

Pete Oxford / Smooth-fronted /Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) on banks of Rewa River, Iwokrama reserve, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Smooth-fronted /Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) feeding on large fish, Rewa River, Iwokrama reserve, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Smooth-fronted /Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) on banks of Rewa River, mouth open, Iwokrama reserve, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Smooth-fronted / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) on banks of Rewa River, Iwokrama reserve, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Smooth-fronted /Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) on banks of Rewa River, Iwokrama reserve, Guyana

MORLEY READ / Dwarf Caiman {Paleosuchus palebrosus} in Ecuadorian Amazon, Ecuador

Daniel Heuclin / Cuvier's Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Montagne de Kaw, French Guiana, South America,

Pete Oxford / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) on riverbank, Rewa River, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) on riverbank, Rewa River, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) at night, Rewa River, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) threat display, Rewa River, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) on riverbank, Rewa River, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) on riverbank, Rewa River, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) on riverbank, Rewa River, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), Rewa River, Guyana

Mark Carwardine / Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) juvenile, portrait, captive, from South america

Mark Carwardine / Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) juvenile, captive, from south america

Piotr Naskrecki / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) young, this species prefers more turbid waters than other species of the genus, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchius palpebrosus) Ecuadorian Amazon, South America.

MORLEY READ / Dwarf Caiman head profile portrait (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Ecuador

Claus Meyer / Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) portrait, Amazon ecosystem, Brazil

MORLEY READ / Dwarf caiman, close up of eye with parasitic worm, Ecuador, Amazon

MORLEY READ / Dwarf caiman by forest stream in Amazonian Ecuador

Luciano Candisani / Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) waiting for prey in undercut bank, Brazil

Rod Williams / Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) in water, captive, from northern South America

Rod Williams / Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), the smallest crocodilian. Occurs northern South America. Lower Risk Species, June 2OO8, Captive.

David Welling / Dwarf caiman on log in pond {Paleosuchus palpebrosus} Captive

Franco Banfi / Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) lurking on riverbed, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Daniel Nunez / Smooth fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) with mouth open, head portrait, Amazon rainforest, Loreto, Peru. Cropped.

Charlie Hamilton-James / Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) submerged in swamp, Osa Conservation Area,Costa Rica.

Charlie Hamilton-James / Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) hunting in swamp, Osa Conservation area, Costa Rica.