Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Common Caiman)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Common Caiman

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 () - (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Specific name: crocodilus
        Subspecies: chiapasius
        Scientific name: - Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (BOCOURT 1876)

Name Status: Accepted Name .

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 21, 2007.

Curator for this page: Marco de Andrade. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899