Taxonavigation

Familia: Alligatoridae
Subfamilia: Caimaninae
Genus: Caiman
Species: Caiman crocodilus
Subspecies: C. c. apaporiensis – C. c. chiapasius – C. c. crocodilus – C. c. fuscus

Name

Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original combination: Lacerta crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758

Type locality: Unknown

Types: At least 4 Syntypes, 2 in NRM and 2 in ZMUU ; the 60cm s-v length discolored and desiccated syntype in the ZMUU , referred to as the "type specimen" by Lönnberg 1896, and as the "holotipo" by Medem 1981, was designated lectotype of Lacerta crocodilus Linnaeus 1758, by Hoogmoed and Gruber 1983: 379 (King & Burke, 1989)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 200. Reference page. 
• Escobedo-Galván, A.H., Cupul-Magaña, F.G. & Velasco, J.A. 2011: Misconceptions about the taxonomy and distribution of Caiman crocodilus chiapasius and C. crocodilus fuscus (Reptilia: Crocodylia: Alligatoridae). Zootaxa, 3015: 66–68. Preview (PDF). PDF
• Catálogo electrónico de los organismos presentes en Colombia
• Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
• Caiman crocodilus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 August 2009.
• IUCN: Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)
• Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

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