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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
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
()
- Series:
ref="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/title/5803
()
- Family:
Alligatoridae
()
- Genus:
Caiman
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Specific name:
crocodilus
- Subspecies:
crocodilus
- Scientific name: - Caiman crocodilus crocodilus
- Subspecies:
crocodilus
- Specific name:
crocodilus
- Genus:
Caiman
(
- Family:
Alligatoridae
(
- Series:
ref="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/title/5803
(
- 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: October 27, 1997.
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)
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Further Reading
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- A Directory of Neotropical Wetlands. IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 615.
- A directory of crocodilian farming operations Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1985 url p. 133, p. 150, p. 35, p. 60.
- Annotated CITES Appendices and Reservations CITES url p. 91.
- Biosphere Reserves, Compilation 4, October 1986: programme on man and the biosphere (MAB) IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 303.
- Checklist of reptiles and amphibians listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 86, p. 94, p. 98.
- Directory of Crocodilian Farming Operations WCMC url p. 37.
- IUCN Directory of Neotropical Protected Areas IUCN url p. 328, p. 87.
- Industrial reliance on biodiversity. WCMC Biodiversity Series 7 WCMC url p. 30.
- International alligator and crocodile trade study: a collection of papers on the international trade in crocodilian skins Ashley Associates, Inc. url p. 100, p. 104, p. 96, p. 98, p. 99.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1978 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url p. 194, p. 5.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1982 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url p. 52.
- Oceanus. Woods Hole, Mass., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution url p. 34.
- Selected vertebrate endangered species of the seacoast of the United States / prepared by National Fish and Wildlife Laboratory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [Washington]: The Service: [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1980. url p. 7.
- The IUCN Amphibia-Reptilia Red Data Book. Part 1 Testudines Crocodylia and Rhynchocephalia IUCN url p. 291, p. 295, p. 34, p. 35, p. 36, p. 38, p. 39, p. 419.
- Variation in clutch and litter size in New World reptiles / by Henry S. Fitch. 1985 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1985. url p. 68.
- WORLD TRADE IN CROCODILIAN SKINS 2003-2005. Prepared as part of the International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study UNEP-WCMC url , p. 16, p. 19, p. 26.
- World Checklist of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles Joint Nature Conservation Committee url p. 72, p. 77, p. 80.
- World Trade in Crocodilian Skins, 2002-2006 UNEP-WCMC url , , p. 17, p. 20, p. 21, p. 28, p. 29.
- World trade in Crocodilian skins, 1999-2001. Prepared as part of the International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study UNEP-WCMC url p. 16, p. 19, p. 24, p. 25.
- World trade in Crocodilian skins, 2000-2002. Prepared as part of the International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study UNEP-WCMC url , p. 20, p. 32.
- World trade in crocodilian skins, 1997-1999. (Prepared under contract to the International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study.) International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study url , , p. 14, p. 25, p. 26.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2547626
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-4596
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13516472
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 202210
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: C069
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 179972
Curator for this page: Marco de Andrade. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30
