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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Common Caiman
Taxonomy
- 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:
crocodilus
- Scientific name: - Caiman crocodilus crocodilus
- Subspecies:
crocodilus
- Specific name:
crocodilus
- Genus:
Caiman
(
- Family:
Crocodylidae
(
- 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
Members of the genus Caiman
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 26 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. australis · C. brevirostris · C. cocodrilus · C. crocodilurus · C. crocodilus (Spectacled Caiman) · C. crocodilus apaporiensis (Apaporis River Caiman) · C. crocodilus chiapasius (Common Caiman) · C. crocodilus crocodilus (Common Caiman) · C. crocodilus fuscatus · C. crocodilus fuscus · C. crocodilus paraguayensis · C. crocodylus · C. fissipes · C. fuscus · C. jacare · C. latirostris (Broad-Snouted Caiman) · C. latirostris chacoensis · C. latirostris latirostris · C. lutescens · C. neivensis · C. niger · C. yacare · C. sclerops apaporiensis · C. yacare (Southern Spectacled Caiman) · C. yacare medemi · C. yacare yacare
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Further Reading
- Hoogmoed, M.S., Gruber, U. (1983): Spix and Wagler type specimens of reptiles and amphibians in the Natural History Musea in Munich (Germany) and Leiden (The Netherlands). - Spixiana Supplement, München 9, pp. [319-415]
- King, F. W. and R. L. Burke, eds. 1989. Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Association of Systematics Collections. Washington, D.C. ISBN: 0-942924-15-0.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. Lawrence, University of Kansas, 1946-1996. ENG url p. 194.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas: The University, 1971-1994. ENG url p. 52.
- Oceanus. [Woods Hole, Mass., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution] ENG url p. 34.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 21, 2007.
- 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: 12/30/1899
