Taxonomy Profile: Melanosuchus (Gray 1862)

Melanosuchus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Black Caiman []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melanosuchus: 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 : Melanosuchus
Black Caiman |
Melanosuchus Direct Children(s):
Melanosuchus niger
(Spix 1825)
Melanosuchus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Melanosuchus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Melanosuchus
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:
Melanosuchus
Melanosuchus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Melanosuchus: Comments