The genus Dracaena also called Caiman Lizards, belongs to the family of Teiidae

Teiidae

Teiidae is a family of lizards native to the Americas, generally known as whiptails. The group includes the parthenogenic genera Cnemidophorus and Aspidoscelis, and the non-parthenogenic Tupinambis. It has over 230 member species in ten genera...

 lizards. Caiman lizards are found in South America

South America

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 in Ecuador

Ecuador

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, Colombia

Colombia

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, Peru

Peru

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 and Brazil

Brazil

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. These lizards spend a lot of time in the water and they inhabit marshes, streams and flooded forests. Caiman lizards often bask on branches overhanging the water.

Classification

Genus Dracaena

• Northern Caiman Lizard
  Northern Caiman Lizard
  The Northern Caiman Lizard is a species of lizard found in northeastern South America.-Appearance:The Caiman Lizard is build simliarly to its cousin the tegu, with a heavy set body and short but powerful limbs. Its head is bulky and often a red or orange color. Their jaws are heavily muscular to...
  
   - Dracaena guianensis
• Dracaena paraguayensis

Captivity

Caiman Lizards are bred at the Madras Crocodile Bank in Tamil Nadu, India.
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For the plant

Plant

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

s (Dragon trees) of the same genus name, see Dracaena (plant)

Dracaena (plant)

Dracaena is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae . It has also formerly been separated into the family Dracaenaceae or placed in the Agavaceae...