Melanosuchus niger

Melanosuchus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Globidonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Cladus: Crocodylomorpha Cladus: Solidocrania Cladus: Crocodyliformes Cladus: Mesoeucrocodylia Cladus: Metasuchia Cladus: Neosuchia Cladus: Eusuchia Ordo: Crocodilia Superfamilia: Alligatoroidea Cladus: Globidonta

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

Name

Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825)

• Syntypes: ZSM 3,0; 2480,0 and 3039,0.
• Type locality: “Fluminis Amazonium et Solimoëns”, Brazil.

Combinations

• Caiman niger Spix, 1825: 3 [original combination]
• Melanosuchus niger — Werner, 1933 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary 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 (In Latin). T.O. Weigel: Lipsiae; F.S. Hübschmanni: Monachii. 26 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ross, J.P. 2000. IUCN: Melanosuchus niger  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T13053A3407604. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T13053A3407604.en. Accessed on 05 March 2024.

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Чорны кайман
• български: Черен кайман
• Deutsch: Mohrenkaiman
• English: Black Caiman
• español: Caimán negro
• suomi: Suokaimaani
• français: Caïman noir
• עברית: קיימן שחור
• magyar: Fekete kajmán
• 日本語: クロカイマン
• Nederlands: Zwarte kaaiman
• polski: Kajman czarny
• português: Jacaré-açu
• русский: Чёрный кайман
• svenska: Svart kajman