Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Apaporis River Caiman, Common Caiman
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Crocodylomorpha
()
- Hay, 1930 (Walker, 1968)
- Infraclass:
Archosauromorpha
()
- Order:
Crocodylia
()
- Gmelin, 1789
- Suborder:
Eusuchia
()
- Family:
Alligatoridae
()
- Genus:
Caiman
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Specific name:
crocodilus
- Medem 1955
- Subspecies:
apaporiensis
- Scientific name: - Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Medem 1955
- Subspecies:
apaporiensis
- Specific name:
crocodilus
- Medem 1955
- Genus:
Caiman
(
- Family:
Alligatoridae
(
- Suborder:
Eusuchia
(
- Order:
Crocodylia
(
- Infraclass:
Archosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Crocodylomorpha
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 11, 2001.
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Caiman
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
C.crocodilus (Common Caiman) · C.crocodilus apaporiensis (Apaporis River Caiman) · C.crocodilus chiapasius (Common Caiman) · C.crocodilus crocodilus (Common Caiman) · C.latirostris (Broad-Snouted Caiman) · C.yacare (Panama Caiman)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- A directory of crocodilian farming operations Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1985 url p. 35.
- Annotated CITES Appendices and Reservations CITES url p. 91.
- Checklist of CITES Species CITES, WCMC url p. 101, p. 215, p. 57.
- Checklist of CITES Species: a reference to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES url p. 210, p. 65, p. 85.
- Checklist of herpetofauna listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 10.
- Checklist of reptiles and amphibians listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 14.
- Directory of Crocodilian Farming Operations WCMC url p. 55.
- The Marine Mammal Commission compendium of selected treaties, international agreements, and other relevant documents on marine resources, wildlife, and the environment / compiled by Richard L. Wallace. Washington, D.C.: The Commission; 1994 url p. 631.
- World Checklist of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles Nature Conservancy Council url p. 28.
- World Checklists of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles Nature Conservancy Council url p. 25.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5756376
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-4594
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13516470
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 202211
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: C00X
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 179971
Curator for this page: Marco de Andrade. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30
