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Caiman lizards are named so because they have large, thick scales that resemble the scales found on caimans. These two reptiles, however, aren't closely related - they just have similar common names. Caiman lizards are found throughout the Amazon River Basin down in to Paraguay where the Paraguay caiman lizard ranges. These large lizards spend a large portion of their lives in water as they are semi-aquatic animals. In fact, caiman lizards will bask in tree branches overhanging water ways so that if they are attacked by predators they can make a quick getaway! Scientific Name: - Dracaena guianensis (northern caiman lizard) - Dracaena paraguayensis (Paraguay caiman lizard) Range: Amazon River Basin down into Paraguay Size: 4 feet (122cm) at maximum size weighing up to 10 pounds (4.5kg) Diet: invertebrates like snails, crustaceans, and mollusks but may also take turtles, rodents, and fish Lifespan: 10 years You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. Credits via Youtube: Juan Arellano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBWAQYZFYkE Credits via Flickr: _paVan_ - https://www.flickr.com/photos/_pavan_/36696853821 Lupisfer Wolf - https://www.flickr.com/photos/lupisfer/23921529250 Bernard DUPONT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/31118172860; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/48434599422; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/48742140256; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/27845031230; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/48742404582; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/28278484806; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/27502865954; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/31696502035; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/30868371963; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/27949335535 cuatrok77 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuatrok77/15212722466; https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuatrok77/11089660015 Jinterwas - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jinterwas/5367242172 Other attributions: Jose Garrido - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/31493090; https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/31493095 felix.blume - https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/384238 Websites used for research collection: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/caiman-lizard https://www.britannica.com/animal/caiman-lizard https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dracaena/classification/ https://wildlife-facts.weebly.com/caiman-lizard.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC7TLR0tBPU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzgG_b7yrDk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO_serwcY5w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvHE0unf3qg http://www.sfzoo.org/animals/reptiles/caiman-lizard.htm https://www.bpzoo.org/animals/reptiles/caiman-lizard https://dwazoo.com/animal/caiman-lizard This video is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ )*. *you can find information about all the different types of CC licenses here: https://creativecommons.org/ **changes were made to the original