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12-22-2016

Caiman yacare

Caiman yacare NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), also known commonly as the jacare caiman, Spanish yacaré, Paraguayan caiman, piranha caiman, red caiman, southern spectacled caiman, jacaré in Portuguese, and îakaré in Old Tupi, is a species of caiman, a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae. The species is endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Brown in color and covered with dark blotches, males grow to a total length (including tail) of 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) and females to 1.4 m (4.6 ft). Typical habitats of this caiman include lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Its diet primarily consists of aquatic animals, such as snails, and occasionally land vertebrates. Mating occurs in the rainy season and eggs hatch in March, with young fending for themselves as soon as they hatch. The yacare caiman was hunted heavily for its skin to use for leather in the 1980s, which caused its population to decrease significantly

Detailed information
Full Name: Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Reptiles
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 06/02/1970 Foreign (Headquarters) Wherever found
  • Countries in which the the Yacare Caiman, Wherever found is known to occur: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
05/04/2000 65 FR 25867 25881 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of Yacare Caiman in South America From Endangered to Threatened, and the Listing of Two Other Caiman Species as Threatened by Reason of Similarity of Appearance
09/23/1998 63 FR 50850 50863 ETWP; Proposed Reclassification of Yacare Caiman in South America From Endangered to Threatened, and the Listing of Two Other Caiman Species as Threatened by Reason of Similarity of Appearance
10/29/1990 55 FR 43387 43389 ETWP; 90-Day Finding on the Petition Involving the Yacare Caiman, and Review of Status of Nile Crocodile (Ranched and Wild Populations) and Yacare Caiman; 55 FR 43387 43389
05/18/1984 49 FR 21089 21090 Findings on Petitions Involving Yacare Caiman & Harter's Water Snake; 49 FR 21089-21090
06/02/1970 35 FR 8491 8498 Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the Yacare Caiman.
Petition Title
Date Received by the FWS
Where the species is believed to or known to occur
Petitioner Name
Requested Action
Petition Finding(s)
Active
Petitions Document(s)
Yacare caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare) 03/15/1988 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru Mr. Armand S. Bennett, President Reclassify: Downlist threatened 90 Day Not Substantial on 10/29/1990 No
Yacare caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare) 12/27/1983 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru Baden, Kramer, & Huffman Counsel to Reptile Skin Industry Delisting: Original Data in Error - New information 90 Day Not Substantial on 05/18/1984 No
Date
Citation Page
Title
05/04/2000 65 FR 25867 25881 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of Yacare Caiman in South America From Endangered to Threatened, and the Listing of Two Other Caiman Species as Threatened by Reason of Similarity of Appearance
09/23/1998 63 FR 50850 50863 ETWP; Proposed Reclassification of Yacare Caiman in South America From Endangered to Threatened, and the Listing of Two Other Caiman Species as Threatened by Reason of Similarity of Appearance
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