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Caiman

Synonyms: Champa; Champsa; Jacare; Perosuchus

Wikipedia Abstract

A caiman is an alligatorid crocodilian belonging to the subfamily Caimaninae, one of two primary lineages within Alligatoridae, the other being alligators.
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Species

Caiman brevirostris
Caiman crocodilus (Common caiman, Spectacled caiman) (Attributes)
Caiman gasparinae
Caiman latirostris (Broad-snouted caiman) (Attributes)
Caiman wannlangstoni
Caiman yacare (Yacare caiman) (Attributes)
Crocodilus australis
Crocodilus paranensis
Jacaretinga praecursor

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0