Taxonomy Profile: Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier 1807)

Paleosuchus palpebrosus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Crocodilus palpebrosus
Cuvier 1807
Jacaretinga moschifer
Spix 1825
Champsa gibbiceps
Natterer 1840
Common Name(s):
Dwarf Caiman []
Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman []
Musky Caiman []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Paleosuchus palpebrosus: 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 : Paleosuchus
smooth-fronted caimans |
musky caimans |
Species : Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Dwarf Caiman |
Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman |
Musky Caiman |
Paleosuchus palpebrosus Direct Children(s):
Paleosuchus palpebrosus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Source(s):
Source:
Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index
Acquired:
2011-11-22
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2011. Checklist of CITES species (CD-ROM). CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 2-88323-030-7. Available online at http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/pub/checklist11/index.html or from CITES Secretariat, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland
Reference for:
Paleosuchus palpebrosus
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:
Paleosuchus palpebrosus
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:
Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Paleosuchus palpebrosus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Paleosuchus palpebrosus: Comments
Comment:
CITES: Appendix II listed under Crocodylia, adopted at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Doha, 2010)