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Common Caiman

Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caiman crocodilus
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, French Guiana Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guyana Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Suriname Species List, Venezuela Species List, Argentina Species List, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, wikipedia LT, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia SK, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Hone et al 2013, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Caiman crocodilus
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Global Invasive Species Database, Ojasti 1996, Hanotte and Mensah 2002, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and GBIF national node type records Sweden
Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by INBio and Conabio
Caiman crocodylus
Species recognized by Brazil Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Panama Species List, Venezuela Species List, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, and North Pacific Species List
Caiman crocodilus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Caiman crocodilus
Recognized by Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Crocodilus sclerops
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Lacerta crocodilus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Alligator sclerops Duméril & Bibron 1836
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caiman crocodylus Lehr 2002
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caiman sclerops Schneider 1801
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus sclerops Schneider 1801
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Lacerta crocodilus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Alligator sclerops Duméril & Bibron 1836
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Caiman crocodylus Lehr 2002
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Caiman sclerops
Synonym according to NCBI
Caiman sclerops Schneider 1801
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Crocodilus sclerops Schneider 1801
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Lacerta crocodilus
Synonym according to NCBI
Lacerta crocodilus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Alligator
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Alligator sclerops Duméril & Bibron 1836
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Caiman crocodylus Lehr 2002
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Caiman sclerops
Synonym according to CITES
Caiman sclerops Schneider 1801
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Caiman sclerops Schneider 1801
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Caiman sclerops apaporiensis Medem 1955
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Caiman venezuelensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Crocodilus caiman
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus sclerops
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus sclerops Schneider 1801
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Crocodilus sclerops Schneider 1801
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Jacare hirticollis
Synonym according to CITES
Jacaretinga crocodilus
Synonym according to CITES
Lacerta crocodilus
Synonym according to CITES
Lacerta crocodilus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Lacerta crocodilus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Perosuchus fuscus Cope 1868
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Common caiman, Spectacled caiman
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Common caiman
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Brown Caiman
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Common Caiman preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Spectacled Caiman
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Spectacled caiman
prefer
Recognized by AnAge, Wikidata Common Names, and Simpson et al 2020

Arabic

الكَيْمَن أبو النظَّارة preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
الكَيْمَن الشائع
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
الكَيْمَن المألوف
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
الكَيْمَن المُنظَّر
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
الكَيْمَن ذو النظّارة
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

caimán d'antioyos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Eynəkli kayman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Kaiman lunedek preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

очилат кайман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

眼鏡凱門鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
眼镜凯门鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Kajman naočar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

kajman brýlový preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

brilkaaiman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Silmälasikaimaani preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Caïman à lunettes preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Caimán común preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Krokodilkaiman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

קיימן ממושקף preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

pápaszemes kajmán preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

cadhman spéaclach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Caimano comune preferred
Recognized by admin
Caimano dagli occhiali
prefer
Recognized by admin

Japanese

メガネカイマン preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Korean

안경카이만 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Krokodilinis kaimanas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Очилен кајман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Bitseeʼ yee adiłhałii yázhí yistłʼinígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Brillekaiman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Kajman okularowy preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Jacaretinga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Yuraq lagartu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Крокодиловый кайман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Обични кајман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Kajman okuliarnatý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Caimán, guagipal preferred
Recognized by INBio
Caiman huesudo
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Caiman
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Wizizil
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Babilla
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Caimán
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Swedish

smalnosad glasögonkajman preferred
Recognized by CITES
Glasögonkajman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Крокодиловий кайман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Kayushi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

كيمن ذو النظاره preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

کائمان مگرمچھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Обични кајман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Obični kajman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

眼鏡凱門鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

眼镜凯门鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

眼镜凯门鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

眼鏡凱門鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

眼鏡凱門鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

眼鏡凱門鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caiman
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Medem 1955
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt 1876)
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman crocodilus fuscus (Cope 1868)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Crocodylia
Eusuchia
Alligatoridae
Caiman
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Medem 1955
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt 1876)
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman crocodilus fuscus (Cope 1868)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1801)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1801)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caiman
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Medem 1955
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt 1876)
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman crocodilus fuscus (Cope 1868)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caiman
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Medem 1955
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt 1876)
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman crocodilus fuscus (Cope 1868)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caiman Spix 1825
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Medem 1955
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt 1876)
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus
Caiman crocodilus fuscus (Cope 1868)
Caiman crocodilus yacare Daudin 1802
Caiman brevirostris Souza Filho 1987
Caiman gasparinae Bona & Carabajal 2013
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman niteroiensis Souza Filho & Bocquetin 1991
Caiman venezuelensis Fortier & Rincón 2013
Caiman wannlangstoni Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)
Crocodilus australis (Bravard 1858)
Crocodilus paranensis (Scalabrini 1887)
Jacaretinga praecursor (Rusconi 1933)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Crocodilia
Alligatoridae
Caiman Spix 1825
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Medem 1955
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt 1876)
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman crocodilus fuscus (Cope 1868)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1801)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1801)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802)
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825)
Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier 1807)
Paleosuchus trigonatus (Schneider 1801)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caimaninae
Caiman
Caiman crocodilus (this page)
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus
Caiman crocodilus fuscus
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus × Caiman yacare
Caiman latirostris
Caiman yacare
unclassified Caiman

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Lacertoidea
Lacertidae
Lacertinae
Lacerta
Lacerta crocodilus (this page)
Lacerta agilis
Lacerta anatolica
Lacerta andreanskyi
Lacerta aurata
Lacerta aurelioli
Lacerta bilineata
Lacerta brandtii
Lacerta cappadocica
Lacerta caudiverbera
Lacerta chlorogaster
Lacerta citrovittata
Lacerta clarkorum
Lacerta defilippii
Lacerta diplochondrodes
Lacerta erythrocephala
Lacerta gangetica
Lacerta graeca
Lacerta helvetica
Lacerta kulzeri
Lacerta laevis
Lacerta maculata
Lacerta media
Lacerta mosorensis
Lacerta mostoufii
Lacerta oertzeni
Lacerta pamphylica
Lacerta perspicillata
Lacerta principalis
Lacerta rupicola
Lacerta salamandra
Lacerta schreiberi
Lacerta siculimelitensis
Lacerta steineri
Lacerta stellio
Lacerta strigata
Lacerta trilineata
Lacerta viridis
Lacerta vivipara
Lacerta vulgaris
Lacerta yassujica
Lacerta zagrosica

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Alligatoroidea
Globidonta
Alligatoridae
Caiman
Caiman crocodilus (this page)
Caiman latirostris
Caiman sclerops

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Longirostres
Crocodyloidea
Crocodylidae
Crocodilus
Crocodilus sclerops (this page)
Crocodilus acutus
Crocodilus cataphractus
Crocodilus galeatus
Crocodilus latirostris
Crocodilus lucius
Crocodilus moreletii
Crocodilus palustris
Crocodilus rhombifer
Crocodilus vulgaris
Crocodilus yacare

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Alligatoroidea
Globidonta
Alligatoridae
Caimaninae
Caiman
Caiman crocodilus (this page)
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus
Caiman latirostris
Caiman yacare
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