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Jacarea
Taxonomy
Jacarea was named by Gray (1844).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Jacarea by Brochu (1999), Pinheiro et al. (2013), Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was assigned to Caimaninae by Brochu (1999), Pinheiro et al. (2013), Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Jacarea by Brochu (1999), Pinheiro et al. (2013), Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was assigned to Caimaninae by Brochu (1999), Pinheiro et al. (2013), Rio and Mannion (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1912 | Caiman lutescens Rovereto |
| 1999 | Jacarea Brochu |
| 2013 | Jacarea Pinheiro et al. |
| 2021 | Jacarea Rio and Mannion |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Unr. †Jacarea Gray 1844
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G. †Acresuchus Souza-Filho et al. 2019
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†Acresuchus pachytemporalis Souza-Filho et al. 2019
Invalid names: Caiman niteroiensis Souza Filho and Bocquetin 1991 [nomen nudum], Caiman pachytemporalis Souza-Filho 1998 [nomen nudum]
G. †Bottosaurus Agassiz 1849
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†Bottosaurus fustidens Cossette 2021
†Bottosaurus harlani Meyer 1832
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Invalid names: Crocodilus macrorhynchus Harlan 1834 [objective synonym]
G. Caiman Spix 1825 [caiman]
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†Caiman australis Bravard 1858
†Caiman brevirostris Souza Filho 1987
Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus 1758 [Common caiman]
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Invalid names: Caiman venezuelensis Fortier and Rincón 2013 [synonym]
Caiman latirostris Daudin 1801 [broud-snouted caiman]
†Caiman paranensis Scalabrini 1887
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Invalid names: Alligator ameghinoi Rovereto 1912 [synonym], Alligator lutescens Rovereto 1912 [synonym]
†Caiman praecursor Rusconi 1933
Caiman sclerops Schneider 1801 [common caiman]
†Caiman wannlangstoni Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
Caiman yacare Daudin 1802
Invalid names: Jacaretinga Spix 1825 [synonym]
G. Melanosuchus Gray 1862 [black caiman]
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†Melanosuchus fisheri Medina 1976
†Melanosuchus latrubessei Souza-Filho et al. 2020
Melanosuchus niger Spix 1825
G. Paleosuchus Gray 1862 [caiman]
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Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cuvier 1807
Paleosuchus trigonatus Schneider 1801
G. †Purussaurus Barbosa Rodrigues 1892
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†Purussaurus brasiliensis Barbosa-Rodrigues 1892
†Purussaurus mirandai Aguilera et al. 2006
†Purussaurus neivensis Mook 1941
Invalid names: Caiman lutescens Rovereto 1912 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available