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Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare
(Daudin, 1802)
Yacaré Negro
Jacaré-do-pantanal
Family: Alligatoridae
Order: Crocodilia
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsCarpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)06/02/2023Diego Oscar
ReptilesCulebra de Vientre Rojo (Helicops leopardinus)18/11/2019Diego Oscar
FishSurubí Pintado (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans)18/01/2017Guillermo Menéndez
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsYaguareté (Panthera onca)13/06/2025Nicolas Olejnik
ReptilesAnaconda Amarilla (Eunectes notaeus)12/05/2021Ramon Moller Jensen



Number of Photography: 340

Foto
Photography ID: 661947
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
11/17/2018
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 661267
  Adult
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
11/12/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 655853
  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/12/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 655672
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
09/26/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 654641
  Adult
Las Lomitas
Formosa
Argentina
09/20/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 653376
  Adult
Transpantaneira
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/11/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 649143
  Adult
Ita
Alto Paraguay
Paraguay
08/22/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 647044
  Adult
Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
07/20/2025
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez



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Number of Records: 482



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240824303/12/202508:41ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 401Aluminé Sangorrín
243333123/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesPortal Cambyretá, Parque Nacional Iberá1Pablo Richter
243176822/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá8Pablo Richter
239911915/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesPortal San Antonio - Parque Provincial IberáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
239911615/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesPortal San Antonio - Parque Provincial IberáPeter Vidana
238434313/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 36Francisco Encinosa
239349412/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesArroyo Portillo, Parque Nacional MburucuyáPeter Vidana
237182004/10/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque Provincial Iberá, Colonia Carlos PellegriniDaniel Fabián Barrios
237181904/10/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque Provincial Iberá, Colonia Carlos PellegriniDaniel Fabián Barrios
237133426/09/2025ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos PellegriniSusana Gomez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.