Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Species information

Black caiman hatching from egg © Luiz Claudio Marigo / naturepl.com	Black caiman hatching © Luiz Claudio Marigo / naturepl.com	Black caiman juvenile at surface © Pete Oxford / naturepl.com
Black caiman juvenile on log © Pete Oxford / naturepl.com	Black caiman juvenile on lily pad © Pete Oxford / naturepl.com	Black caiman © Patricio Robles Gil / Sierra Madre
Black caiman portrait © Staffan Widstrand / naturepl.com	Black caiman at water's edge © Pete Oxford / naturepl.com	Black caiman at water surface showing head detail © Lee Dalton / www.nhpa.co.uk
Black caiman head detail © Lee Dalton / www.nhpa.co.uk	Black caiman with mouth open © Staffan Widstrand / naturepl.com	Black caiman leg and foot © Staffan Widstrand / naturepl.com
Black caiman lying on river bank © Pete Oxford / naturepl.com	Black caiman © François Gohier / www.ardea.com	Skin of poached black caiman © Brian Rogers / naturalvisions.co.uk