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Caiman
Genus recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caiman
Genus recognized by
wikipedia 中文维基百科
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wikipedia 日本語
,
wikipedia POL
,
wikipedia VI
,
wikipedia CZ
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wikipedia FI
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wikipedia NO
,
wikipedia TR
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EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
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Bolivia Species List
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Brazil Species List
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Colombia Species List
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Costa Rica Species List
,
Ecuador Species List
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El Salvador Species List
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French Guiana Species List
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Guatemala Species List
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Guyana Species List
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Nicaragua Species List
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Panama Species List
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Peru Species List
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Paraguay Species List
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Puerto Rico Species List
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Suriname Species List
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Venezuela Species List
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Uruguay Species List
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Argentina Species List
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wikipedia EU
,
Mexico Species List
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North Atlantic Species List
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North Pacific Species List
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South Atlantic Species List
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wikipedia LT
,
wikipedia hr Croatian
,
wikipedia SK
,
wikipedia GA
,
NCBI
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wikipedia EO
,
wikipedia emerging languages
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wikipedia gl Galician
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United States Species List
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wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
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wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
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Paleobiology Database
,
wikipedia DE
,
wikipedia ES
,
wikipedia IT
,
wikipedia PT
,
wikipedia FR
,
wikipedia 한국어 위키백과
,
CITES
,
Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
,
wikipedia EN
,
Wikidata Common Names
,
Wikimedia Commons
,
Barcode of Life Data Systems
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
iNaturalist data coverage
,
Wikipedia (inferred records)
,
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3
,
GGBN data coverage
,
wikipedia BR
, and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caiman
Recognized by
AnAge articles
,
INBio
,
ReptileDB
, and
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Caiman Spix 1825
Genus recognized by
GBIF classification
,
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
, and
GBIF data coverage
Alternative Names
Caiman
Harvest ancestor according to
EOL authors
,
Hone et al 2013
,
Wildfinder (WWF)
,
GBIF national node type records UK
,
GBIF national node type records Sweden
,
GBIF national node type records Germany
,
NMNH type specimens
,
iNaturalist
,
NMNH Collection
,
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
,
Flickr BHL
,
Simpson et al 2020
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
, and
Flickr Group
Jacaretinga
Subjective synonym according to
Paleobiology Database
Common Names
English
caiman
prefer
Recognized by
Paleobiology Database
Caimans
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Arabic
كَيْمَان
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
كَيْمَن
prefer
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Armenian
կայմաններ
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Azerbaijani
Kaymanlar
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Belarusian
Кайманы
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Bulgarian
каймани
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Chinese
凯门鳄属
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Chuvash
Каймансем
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Czech
kajman
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Danish
Kaimaner
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Esperanto
Kajmano
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Finnish
Kaimaanit
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Georgian
კაიმანი
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
German
Kaimane
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Guarani
Jakare
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Hebrew
קיימן
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Irish
cadhman
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Japanese
カイマン属
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
and
admin
Korean
카이만속
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Lithuanian
Kaimanai
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Macedonian
Кајмани
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Nahuatl
Acaltetepon
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Persian
کیمن
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Russian
Кайманы
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Shambala
Kajmani
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Swedish
Kajmaner
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Thai
เคแมน
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Turkish
Kayman
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Ukrainian
Кайман
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Uzbek
Kaymanlar
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Zh Cn
凯门鳄属
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Zh Tw
凱門鱷屬
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Caiman
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caiman
(this page)
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)
Alligator
Melanosuchus
Paleosuchus
Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Crocodylia
Eusuchia
Alligatoridae
Caiman
(this page)
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1801)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1801)
Alligator
Melanosuchus
Paleosuchus
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3
Caiman
(this page)
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)
Alligator
Melanosuchus
Paleosuchus
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caiman
(this page)
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)
Alligator
Melanosuchus
Paleosuchus
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caiman
(this page)
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)
Alligator
Melanosuchus
Paleosuchus
GBIF classification
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caiman Spix 1825
(this page)
Caiman brevirostris Souza Filho 1987
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman gasparinae Bona & Carabajal 2013
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman niteroiensis Souza Filho & Bocquetin 1991
Caiman venezuelensis Fortier & Rincón 2013
Caiman wannlangstoni Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)
Crocodilus australis (Bravard 1858)
Crocodilus paranensis (Scalabrini 1887)
Jacaretinga praecursor (Rusconi 1933)
Akanthosuchus O'Neill, Lucas & Kues 1981
Alligator Cuvier 1807
Balanerodus Langston 1965
Ceratosuchus Schmidt 1938
Diplocynodon Pomel 1847
Eocaiman Simpson 1933
Gnatusuchus Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
Kuttanacaiman Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
Lianghusuchus Young 1949
Listrognathosuchus Brochu 1997
Melanosuchus Gray 1862
Musturzabalsuchus Buscalioni, Ortega & Vasse 1997
Navajosuchus Mook 1942
Notocaiman Rusconi 1937
Orthogenysuchus Mook 1924
Paleosuchus Gray 1862
Purussaurus Rodrigues 1892
Wannaganosuchus Erickson 1982
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Crocodilia
Alligatoridae
Caiman Spix 1825
(this page)
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1801)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1801)
Alligator Cuvier 1807
Melanosuchus Gray 1862
Paleosuchus Gray 1862
NCBI
root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caimaninae
Caiman
(this page)
Caiman crocodilus
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus × Caiman yacare
Caiman latirostris
Caiman yacare
unclassified Caiman
Melanosuchus
Paleosuchus
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Alligatoroidea
Globidonta
Alligatoridae
Caiman
(this page)
Caiman crocodilus
Caiman latirostris
Caiman sclerops
Alligator
Alligatorinae
Caimaninae
Carandaisuchus
Chrysochampsa
Diplocynodon
Jacaretinga
Menatalligator
Paleosuchus
Perosuchus
Sajkanosuchus
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Alligatoroidea
Globidonta
Alligatoridae
Caimaninae
Caiman
(this page)
Caiman crocodilus
Caiman latirostris
Caiman yacare
Melanosuchus
Mourasuchus
Nettosuchidae
Purussaurus