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Caiman crocodylus

Interesting Facts

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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: Crocodylidae ()
        Genus: Caiman ()
        Specific name: crocodylus
        Scientific name: - Caiman crocodylus

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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Handbook of reptiles and amphibians of Florida / by Ray E. Ashton, Jr. and Patricia Sawyer Ashton; drawings by Renaldo Kuhler. Miami, Fl.: Windward Pub., url p. 167.
Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 14, p. 16.
The South American herpetofauna: its origin, evolution, and dispersal / William E. Duellman, editor. Lawrence, Kan.: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1979. url p. 289.
The ecological impact of man on the south Florida herpetofauna / by Larry David Wilson and Louis Porras. Lawrence: University of Kansas: 1983. url figs. 29-30, page 53, p. 56, p. 66, p. 67.
World Checklist of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles Joint Nature Conservation Committee url p. 95.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5656551
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4183033

Last Revised: 2012-07-28