Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
Paleosuchus palpebrosus
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Alligatoridae
- Genus
- Paleosuchus
- Also known as
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Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman research
26 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- Biomechanics of the rostrum in crocodilians: a comparative analysis using finite-element modeling.
The anatomical record. Part A, Discoveries in molecular, cellular, and evolutionary biology · 2006 · cited 92 times
- CHLORIDE-DEPENDENT ORGANIC PHOSPHATE SENSITIVITY OF THE OXYGENATION REACTION IN CROCODILIAN HEMOGLOBINS
The Journal of experimental biology · 1994 · cited 17 times
- Neuroanatomy of the mekosuchine crocodylian Trilophosuchus rackhami Willis, 1993.
Journal of anatomy · 2022 · cited 14 times
- Tick-crocodilian interactions: a review, with the first record of tick (Acari: Ixodidae) infestation in the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), and a concise host-parasite index.
Experimental & applied acarology · 2019 · cited 11 times
- Delimitation of evolutionary units in Cuvier’s dwarf caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807): insights from conservation of a broadly distributed species
Conservation genetics · 2018 · cited 9 times
- The long road to steady state in gas exchange: metabolic and ventilatory responses to hypercapnia and hypoxia in Cuvier's dwarf caiman.
The Journal of experimental biology · 2016 · cited 9 times
- New terpene hydrocarbons from the alligatoridae (crocodylia, reptilia).
Journal of natural products · 2003 · cited 9 times
- Cross-species amplification of microsatellites in crocodilians: assessment and applications for the future
Conservation genetics · 2009 · cited 8 times
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman natural history notes
Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.
Habitat use
Igor Joventino Roberto · 2014 · Herpetological Review 45(1): 121–122 · Read the note
Migration
1985 · Herpetological Review 16(1): 27 · Read the note
Neonate vocalization
Flávio José Silva, Emerson Gonçalves Dias, and Jozélia Maria de Sousa Correia · 2021 · Herpetological Review 52(1): 136–138 · Read the note
Nesting
Ednilza Maranhão dos Santos · 2019 · Herpetological Review 50(4): 778–779 · Read the note
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