Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus 1758 (Common caiman)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Synonym: Caiman venezuelensis Fortier and Rincón 2013
Belongs to Caiman according to J. W. Lang and L. J. Guilette 2002
See also Cidade et al. 2019 and Fortier and Rincón 2013
Sister taxa: Caiman australis, Caiman brevirostris, Caiman gasparinae, Caiman latirostris, Caiman paranensis, Caiman praecursor, Caiman sclerops, Caiman wannlangstoni, Caiman yacare
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Miocene of Brazil (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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