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C. crocodilus, the Spectacled Caiman, has the widest distribution, from southern Mexico to the northern half of Argentina, and grows to a modest size of about 2. 2 meters.

The largest is the near-threatened Melanosuchus niger, the Jacare-assu, Large, or Black Caiman of the Amazon River basin.

Black Caimans grow to 16. 5 feet ( 5 m ),< ref >< http :// www. flmnh. ufl. edu / cnhc / cbd-faq-q2. htm ></ ref > with the largest recorded size 5. 79 m ( 19 ft ).

The black caiman and American Alligator are the only members of the alligator family that pose the same danger to humans as the larger species of the crocodile family.