IRMNG - Caiman Spix, 1825

IRMNG taxon details

Caiman Spix, 1825

IRMNG_ID

1010136 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1010136)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Alligatoridae Gray, 1844

Synonymised names

Champa Agassiz, 1846 · unaccepted

Champsa Wagler, 1830 · unaccepted

Jacare Gray, 1844 · unaccepted

Perosuchus Cope, 1868 · unaccepted

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Species Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Caiman latirostris Daudin, 1802
Species Caiman yacare Daudin, 1802
Species Caiman crocodylus Lehr, 2002 accepted as Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Caiman fissipes Spix, 1825 accepted as Caiman latirostris Daudin, 1802
Species Caiman niger Spix, 1825 accepted as Melanosuchus niger Spix, 1825
Species Caiman sclerops Schneider, 1801 accepted as Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Caiman sclerops Boulenger, 1889 accepted as Caiman yacare Daudin, 1802

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Lacert. Brasil.
page(s): 3 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Caiman Spix, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1010136 on 2024-10-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (11)
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original description Lacert. Brasil.
page(s): 3 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source CoL2006 [details]

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

original description (of Perosuchus Cope, 1868) Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1868
page(s): 203 [details]

original description (of Jacare Gray, 1844) Cat. Tortoises, etc., Coll. Brit. Mus.
page(s): 64 [details]

original description (of Champsa Wagler, 1830) Descr. Icon. Amph., (2), 140 & pl
page(s): 17 [details]

original description (of Champa Agassiz, 1846) Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris zoologici index universalis. Jent & Gassman. viii + 393 pp. [1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33664307
page(s): 77 [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Perosuchus Cope, 1868)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Perosuchus Cope, 1868)