Caiman latirostris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subdivisio: Pseudosuchia
Superordo: Crocodylomorpha
Ordo: Crocodilia
Subordo: Eusuchia

Familia: Alligatoridae
Subfamilia: Caimaninae
Genus: Caiman
Species: Caiman latirostris
Subspecies: C. l. chacoensis – C. l. latirostris

Name

Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)

Type locality: Joinvilla, Santa Catarina, Brasil (designated by Freiberg & Carvalho, 1965)

Holotype: MNHN 7769; MNRJ 1258

Synonyms

  • Crocodilus latirostris Daudin, 1802
  • Caiman fissipes Spix, 1825
  • Champsa fissipes Wagler, 1828 (fide Hoogmoed & Gruber, 1983)
  • Alligator cynocephalus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
  • Champsa fissipes — Gulliver, 1846
  • Jacare latirostris — Gray, 1862
  • Alligator latirostris — Strauch, 1866 (partim)
  • Alligator latirostris — Boulenger, 1886
  • Caiman latirostris - Boulenger, 1889 (partim)
  • Jacaretinga latirostris — Vaillant, 1898
  • Caiman latirostris latirostris — Freiberg & Carvalho, 1965
  • Caiman latirostris — Nickel & Auliya, 2004

References

  • Daudin 1802. "Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Reptiles; ouvrage faisant suit à l'Histoire naturell générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon; et rédigee par C.S. Sonnini, membre de plusieurs sociétés savantes." Vol. 2. F. Dufart, Paris [1802], 432 pp.
  • Listed animal in CITES Appendix I except the population of Argentina, which is in Appendix II
  • Caiman latirostris at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.
  • IUCN: Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802) (Least Concern)
  • Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

български: Широкомуцунест кайман
Deutsch: Breitschnauzenkaiman
English: Broad-snouted caiman or Black Caiman
español: Yacaré overo
suomi: Leveäkuonokaimaani
français: Caïman à museau large
עברית: קיימן רחב חרטום
magyar: Sakáre-kajmán
日本語: クチヒロカイマン
Nederlands: Breedsnuitkaaiman
polski: Kajman szerokopyski
português: Jacaré-de-papo-amarelo
Türkçe: Geniş burunlu kayman
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