Los Angeles ? Carlito the caiman is making a big splash – and not just in the lake.

The 200-pound, crocodile-like critter is an unqualified hit with the humans who used to go to Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park simply to feed the ducks.

Now, they’re feeding Carlito, named for his love of the tortillas being tossed his way – along with French bread and jelly doughnuts.

“They’ll swallow anything, and if they can’t swallow it, they’ll tear pieces until they can eat it,” said Jarron Lucas of the Southwestern Herpetologist Society.

Lucas’ group, at the request of park rangers, is trying capture Carlito, then give it a home at Los Angeles Zoo. That could take a month, officials say. A gardener spotted it Friday.

“They pick up this little reptile that looks really cute when it’s little. But when it gets big and starts looking and acting scary, they don’t want it anymore,” Lucas said.