Definition of Caiman sclerops

1. Noun. Caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina.

Exact synonyms: Spectacled Caiman
Generic synonyms: Caiman, Cayman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caiman Sclerops

Caesarism
Caesarist
Caesaropapism
Caesars
Caffey's disease
Caffey's syndrome
Caffey-Kempe syndrome
Caffey-Silverman syndrome
Cagliari
Cagliostro
Cagney
Cagot ear
Cahita
Caiman lizard
Caiman lizards
Caiman sclerops (current term)
Cain
Cain complex
Cainamero
Cainameros
Cairbre Nia Fer
Cairene
Cairina
Cairina moschata
Cairngorms
Cairns
Cairns mechanism
Cairo
Caitlin
Caitlyn

Literary usage of Caiman sclerops

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Alligator and Its Allies by Albert Moore Reese (1915)
"Rough-backed Caiman Caiman sclerops, Spectacled Caiman Upper Amazon Central and S. America 6ft. 7-8 ft. ..."

2. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"The spectacled caiman, Caiman sclerops, ranges from southern Mexico southward into Argentina. It reaches a length of eight feet. ..."

3. Zoölogical Bulletin (1898)
"Caiman sclerops Schneid. The last lumbar is transformed into a sacral. There are only 23 presacral vertebrae. 2. ..."

4. The Lower Amazon: A Narrative of Explorations in the Little Known Regions of by Algot Lange (1914)
"... tinga (Caiman sclerops), is securely fastened to the pommel of his saddle and I admire its tameness now that its mouth has been well tied up. ..."

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