Key Identification Features
- The eggs are laid in two distinct layers, which have a small temperature difference between them.
- Dark markings are spread across the caiman's body; the most distinct marking is three to five blotches covering its lower jaw.
- This distinctive feature has been compared to piranhas, giving the species its common name "piranha caiman".
- Its upper eyelids have bony plates, a feature usually absent in the American alligator.
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