Quote:And as far as I’ve read, the largest officially recorded Black Caiman was 14 feet. Does anyone know of a larger officially measured specimen with a scientific article and photos to prove it?

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Quote:This is a Hungarian hunter Gabor Molnar, Amazonas, Remanso, 1931, 4,7m?

(09-18-2024, 01:43 AM)ruimendes1 Wrote:

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Old photo from a hunt in 1908 on the island of Marajó in the state of Pará in Brazil shows some specimens measuring 4.5 m or more in length, possible size records for this species of crocodilian?

Quote:4.2m
Alcino, The Fallen Giant..
Alcino was a large black caiman kept In Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi for almost his entire life. Brought to captivity several decades ago, Alcino increased in Bulk & Size tremendously, quite possibly being one of if not the largest Black Caiman in Captivity with a claimed size of 4.5 meters and 500 kg. However, despite his popularity, huge size, and living to a ripe old age of nearly 80, Alcino unfortunately passed away during the Corona Outbreak, likely due to a lack of Care & Moderation by caretakers during the pandemic. Many people including myself were extremely saddened to hear this, but his remains weren't put to waste, Alcino is now on display taxidermed for people to get up close to and touch, his bulk can be appreciated but still not as much as he was when he was alive. A titan of a Caiman this old Beast was, and every time I see him I grow a emotion of deep sorrow, he may have never been able to see the outside world but he did teach people quite a bit of this awesome Amazonian species. May you Rest In Peace Old Buddy.

Quote:Specimen said to be 5 meters long estimates of its DCL Skull and SPL?

Quote:Black Caiman for scientific research?
Head length DCL: 56 cm Anus length SVL: 2.08 m Total length Estimated in 4.48 m caught in September 2010 in Araguaia river in Brazil by biologist Tiago Andrade

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Quote:4.7m Black Caiman for scientific research?

Head length DCL: 56 cm Anus length SVL: 2.08 m Total length TL: 4.48 m (broken tail) It is said that 10 single-row tail leaves are broken, and it is estimated that about 20 cm is broken. The complete tail may be 4.7 meters?
Source: https://www.bilibili.com/opus/1006287863702093859?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0

Quote:One the largest specimens I ever seen caugth in December  2023 in Araguari River, Amapá state, Brazil

Quote:A good photo to estimate the size of the famous Black Caiman called Alcino, possibly the largest specimen ever recorded for this species of Crocodilian?

Quote:Massive Skull at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia, 2021

Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10155208659155297&set=pcb.10155208664940297

Quote:Huge Skull from Bolivia, 2015

Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10155208659155297&set=pcb.10155208664940297

Quote:Supposed 5 m Black Caiman that appears in the final look of the attached video:

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV18DcJeeEVZ/?spm_id_from=333.1387.upload.video_card.click