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:
jacare
- Scientific name: - Caiman jacare
- Specific name:
jacare
- 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
(
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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- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- The IUCN Amphibia-Reptilia Red Data Book. Part 1 Testudines Crocodylia and Rhynchocephalia IUCN url p. 305.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 13, 2007:
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16354523
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2593369
Curator for this page: Marco de Andrade. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30
