Taxonomy Profile: Caiman (Spix 1825)

Caiman: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Caimans []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Caiman: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Crocodilia
crocodiles |
alligators |
caimans |
gavials |
crocodilo |
jacaré |
Crocodilians |
Family : Alligatoridae
Caimans |
Alligators |
Genus : Caiman
Caimans |
Caiman Direct Children(s):
Caiman crocodilus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman latirostris
(Daudin 1801)
Caiman yacare
(Daudin 1801)
Caiman: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Caiman
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Caiman
Source:
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Acquired:
2000-10-07
Notes:
CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)
Reference for:
Caiman
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
King, F. W., and R. L. Burke, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-11-01 / 1989-11-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
Page(s):
Publisher:
Association of Systematics Collections
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-942924-15-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Caiman
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-01-29 / 1993-01-29
Article/Chapter Title:
Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17
Page(s):
iv + 73
Publisher:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-911239-42-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Caiman
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Crother, Brian I., Ronald M. Bonett, Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2017-09-01 / 2017-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Circular, no. 43
Page(s):
102
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
978-1-946681-003/
Notes:
Available free as PDF, and as updated database, at https://ssarherps.org/publications/north-american-checklist/
Reference for:
Caiman
Caiman: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caiman: Comments