The genus Paleosuchus contains only two members, Paleosuchus trigonatus, commonly known as the smooth-fronted or Schneider's dwarf caiman, and Paleosuchus palpebrosus, both from South America.
Common names include the musky caiman, the dwarf caiman, Cuvier's caiman and the smooth-fronted caiman,[REF] although the last of these is also used to refer to the closely related Paleosuchus trigonatus.