Taxonomy Profile: Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt 1876)

Caiman crocodilus chiapasius: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
Synonym(s):
Alligator chiapasius
Bocourt 1876
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius: 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 |
Species : Caiman crocodilus
Common Caiman |
Spectacled Caiman |
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius Direct Children(s):
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius
Source(s):
Source:
Reptile Database (Nov 2021)
Acquired:
2021-12-12
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P, Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2021) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 12 Dec 2021
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius
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 crocodilus chiapasius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Venegas-Anaya, M., A.J. Crawford, A.H.E. Galván, O.I. Sanjur, L.D. Densmore III, and E. Bermingham
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-12-01 / 2008-12-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Mitochondrial DNA Phylogeography of Caiman crocodilus in Mesoamerica and South America
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, vol. 309A, iss. 10
Page(s):
614-627
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-104X
Notes:
Special Issue: Crocodylian Genetics and Biology
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Escobedo-Galván, Armando H., Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña, and Julián A. Velasco
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2011-09-06 / 2011-09-06
Article/Chapter Title:
Misconceptions about the taxonomy and distribution of Caiman crocodilus chiapasius and C. crocodilus fuscus (Reptilia: Crocodylia: Alligatoridae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, issue 3015
Page(s):
66-68
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
Online edition ISSN is 1175-5334: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mexico / Native
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius: Comments