Caiman crocodilus

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Caiman crocodilus

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Divisio: Archosauria
Subdivisio: Crurotarsi
Superordo: Crocodylomorpha
Ordo: Crocodilia
Subordo: Eusuchia
Familia: Alligatoridae
Subfamilia: Caimaninae
Genus: Caiman
Species: Caiman crocodilus
Subspecies: C. c. apaporiensis - C. c. chiapasius - C. c. crocodilus - C. c. fuscus

[edit] Name

Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality: Unknown

Holotypes: Types: At least 4 Syntypes, 2 in NRM and 2 in ZMUU; the 60cm s-v length discolored and desiccated syntype in the ZMUU, referred to as the "type specimen" by Lönnberg 1896, and as the "holotipo" by Medem 1981, was designated lectotype of Lacerta crocodilus Linnaeus 1758, by Hoogmoed and Gruber 1983: 379 (King & Burke, 1989)

[edit] Synonyms

• Lacerta crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758
• Caiman sclerops Schneider, 1801 (fide Medem, 1981)
• Crocodilus sclerops Schneider, 1801 (fide Wermuth & Mertens, 1977)
• Alligator sclerops — Duméril & Bibron, 1836
• Caiman crocodilus — Conant & Collins, 1991
• Caiman crocodilus — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991
• Caiman crocodilus — Gorzula & Señaris, 1999
• Caiman crocodylus — Lehr, 2002

[edit] References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. "Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis." Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiæ. 10th Edition: 824 pp.
• Catálogo electrónico de los organismos presentes en Colombia
• [1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
• Caiman crocodilus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 August 2009.
• IUCN link: Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)
• Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758) Report on ITIS

[edit] Vernacular names

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