Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1802)

Yacare Caiman,

Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1802) View in CoL

Two skulls of individuals hunted locally at the Prefectura Naval de Pozo Hondo   GoogleMaps (22°18’30.3”S 62°31’53.5”W) (one collected CZPLT-H 2443, Fig. 26 View Fig ) document the species presence in the northern reaches of the Paraguayan Pilcomayo River   GoogleMaps , and represents the first specimen of the species from Boquerón department. The   GoogleMaps only previous published report for Boquerón department ( Ziegler, Unger, Feiler, Lehr, 2002) refers to sight records at Fortín Toledo   GoogleMaps (where the species is common and from where there is now a specimen available CZPLT-H 1091). The specimen reported here represents an extension of 132 km west from this, the closest previously reported locality for the species in Paraguay. A subadult individual was also observed at the Prefectura Naval de Militar Pozo Hondo 1 to 3 February 2024 by PS, PC, MF and SDR. The species is considered to be of “Least Concern” in Paraguay ( Martínez et al., 2020c).