Melanosuchus niger

Melanosuchus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

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Familia: Alligatoridae
Subfamilia: Caimaninae
Genus: Melanosuchus
Species: Melanosuchus niger

Name

Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825)

Type locality: "Fluminis Amazonium et Solimoens", Brazil

Holotype: Syntypes: ZSM 3,0; ZSM 2480,0; ZSM 3039,0

Synonyms

• Caiman niger Spix, 1825
• Melanosuchus niger — King & Burke, 1989
• Caiman niger — Poe, 1996
• Melanosuchus niger — Zug et al., 2001

References

• Spix, J. B. von 1825. "Animalia nova sive species nova lacertarum quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspicius Maximiliani Josephi I Bavariae Regis suscepto collegit et descripsit" Dr. J. B. de Spix. Lipsiae: T. O. Weigel; F. S. Hübschmanni, Monachii, 26 pp.
• [1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
• Melanosuchus niger at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 August 2009.

• IUCN link: Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825) (Conservation Dependent)
• Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

Български: bg:Черен кайман
Deutsch: Mohrenkaiman
English: Black Caiman
Español: Caimán negro
Français: Caïman noir
Italiano: Melanosuchus niger
עברית: קיימן שחור
Nederlands: Zwarte kaaiman
日本語: クロカイマン
Polski: Kajman czarny
Português: Jacaré-açu
Русский: Чёрный кайман
Suomi: Suokaimaani
Svenska: Svart kajman