Champsa fissipes; Print; The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a crocodilian reptile found in eastern and central South America; including southeastern Brazil; northern Argentina; Uruguay; Paraguay; and Bolivia. It is found mostly in freshwater marshes; swamps; and mangroves; usually in still or very slow-moving waters. It will often use man-made cow ponds.; 1700-1880