Animalia > Chordata > Crocodylia > Alligatoridae > Caiman

Caiman with Relationships

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 crocodilus (Common caiman, Spectacled caiman) (Attributes)
Caiman latirostris (Broad-snouted caiman) (Attributes)
Caiman yacare (Yacare caiman) (Attributes)

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