Smooth-fronted caiman

Its lifespan is listed as 23.6 years, with values up to 30.9 years, and the IUCN Red List places it in the Least Concern category, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

7.5 kgsrc for Weight

Length

1.2 m – 1.6 msrc for Length

Lifespan

23.6 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Carnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

30.9 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Egg incubation

114 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

10 – 15.1src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

11 years – 15 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Reproduction

Eggssrc for Reproduction

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The smooth-fronted caiman is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classReptilia
4. orderCrocodylia
5. familyAlligatoridae
6. genusPaleosuchus
7. SpeciesPaleosuchus trigonatus (Schneider, 1801)

Synonyms Crocodilus trigonatus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Cuvier's dwarf caiman

Paleosuchus palpebrosus

Alligatoridae

CompareSmooth-fronted caiman vs Cuvier's dwarf caiman

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  title = {Smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-fronted-caiman},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
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