Believed-Extinct Rio Apaporis Caiman Rediscovered
The caiman species, native to the FARC rebel-controlled Colombian Amazon rainforest, is a crocodilian that has been believed to be extinct since the 1980s. With a unique elongated snout and light-yellow skin, this crocodilian looks unlike any other in the world.
Spectacled caiman - Wikipedia
C. c. apaporiensis (Medem, 1955), commonly known as the Rio Apaporis caiman was once thought to be extinct but was rediscovered; is endemic to Colombia and possibly the Venezuelan Llanos. C. c. chiapasius (Bocourt, 1876); distributed in Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
Extinct or Alive - Wikipedia
Deep in the jungles of Colombia, Forrest is on a mission to prove the Rio Apaporis caiman still exists. Locals believe this crocodilian resides within a lawless land inhabited by guerrilla rebels, kidnappers, and deadly predators.
Rediscovery of ‘Lost’ Caiman Leads to New Crocodylian Mystery …
2019年12月20日 · Now, as this new genetic mystery unfolds, Balaguera-Reina is poised to join hero and legendary crocodile researcher Federico Medem—who discovered the Apaporis Caiman—in the annals of Latin American herpetological history.
Back from the abyss: These are the animal species that ... - ABC News
2019年12月28日 · The Rio Apaporis caiman, a subspecies of the Spectacled caiman, are typically found in southern Colombia and resurfaced in 2019 after being lost to the scientific community since 1952, according to the Global Wildlife Conservation.
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis - Earth.com
2016年12月22日 · The spectacled caiman, also known as the white caiman, common caiman, and speckled caiman, is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae. It is brownish-, greenish-, or yellowish-gray colored and has a spectacle-like ridge between its eyes, which is where its common name come from.
The Apaporis Caiman (C. c. apaporiensis) has been of particular interest since being collected by Medem in 1952 and described in 1955 (= C. sclerops apaporiensis) because of its easily differentiated morphotype (narrow snouted) within the Specta-cled Caiman complex (Medem, 1955, 1981; Escobedo-Galvan et al., 2015).
Rediscovering the Apaporis Caiman (Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis ...
2019年12月5日 · We characterized the genetic variation within C. crocodilus by assessing the evolutionary trajectory of Apaporis caiman populations using mitochondrial molecular markers.
Rediscovering the Apaporis Caiman ( Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis ...
2019年12月5日 · I undertook an expedition to the middle Apaporis River basin in an attempt to validate the presence of C. c. apaporiensis through observations on morphometry, ecology, and ethnozoology. Previously described skull characteristics were clearly differentiable in both adults and subadults in the region.
Rediscovering the Apaporis Caiman (Caiman crocodilus ... - BioOne
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis has been of particular interest because of its clearly differentiated morphotype within the Spectacled Caiman complex. Information on the biology of C. c. apaporiensis is incomplete because of its restricted distribution in the inaccessible middle and upper Apaporis River in Colombia.