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Caimaninae

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Caiman tremembensis Chiappe
1999Caimaninae Brochu
2013Caimaninae Hastings et al.
2013Caimaninae Pinheiro et al.
2014Caimaninae Farke et al.
2020Caimaninae Silva Lacerda et al.
2021Caimaninae Rio and Mannion

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
—Alligatoroidea(Gray 1844)
—Globidonta
—Alligatoridae(Gray 1844)
—Caimaninae
—Caimaninae

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. †Caimaninae Brochu 1999
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Unr. †Brachychampsini Cossette and Tarailo 2024
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G. †Albertochampsa Erickson 1972
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†Albertochampsa langstoni Erickson 1972
G. †Brachychampsa Gilmore 1911
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†Brachychampsa montana Gilmore 1911
†Brachychampsa sealeyi Williamson 1996
G. †Chrysochampsa Estes 1988
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G. †Stangerochampsa Wu et al. 1996
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†Stangerochampsa mccabei Wu et al. 1996
G. †Centenariosuchus Hastings et al. 2013
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†Centenariosuchus gilmorei Hastings et al. 2013
G. †Ceratosuchus Schmidt 1938
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†Ceratosuchus burdoshi Schmidt 1938
G. †Chinatichampsus Stocker et al. 2021
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†Chinatichampsus wilsonorum Stocker et al. 2021
G. †Culebrasuchus Hastings et al. 2013
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†Culebrasuchus mesoamericanus Hastings et al. 2013
G. †Globidentosuchus Scheyer et al. 2013
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†Globidentosuchus brachyrostris Scheyer et al. 2013
G. †Gnatusuchus Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
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†Gnatusuchus pebasensis Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
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
G. †Necrosuchus Simpson 1937
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†Necrosuchus ionensis Simpson 1937
G. Paleosuchus Gray 1862 [caiman]
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Paleosuchus trigonatus Schneider 1801
G. †Protocaiman Bona et al. 2018
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†Protocaiman peligrensis Bona et al. 2018
G. †Purussaurus Barbosa Rodrigues 1892
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†Purussaurus brasiliensis Barbosa-Rodrigues 1892
†Purussaurus mirandai Aguilera et al. 2006
†Purussaurus neivensis Mook 1941
G. †Tsoabichi Brochu 2010
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Invalid names: Caiman lutescens Rovereto 1912 [nomen dubium]
G. †Kuttanacaiman Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
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†Kuttanacaiman iquitosensis Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
G. †Mourasuchus Price 1964
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†Mourasuchus arendsi Bocquentin Villanueva 1984
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Invalid names: Mourasuchus nativus Gasparini 1985 [synonym]
†Mourasuchus atopus Langston 1965
†Mourasuchus pattersoni Cidade et al. 2017
Invalid names: Carandaisuchus Gasparini 1985 [synonym], Nettosuchus Langston 1965 [synonym]
G. †Orthogenysuchus Mook 1924
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G. †Paranacaiman Bona et al. 2024
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†Paranacaiman bravardi Bona et al. 2024
G. †Paranasuchus Bona et al. 2024
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†Paranasuchus gasparinae Bona and Carabajal 2013
G. †Wannaganosuchus Erickson 1982
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†Wannaganosuchus brachymanus Erickson 1982
Invalid names: Caiman tremembensis Chiappe 1988 [nomen dubium], Nettosuchidae Langston 1965 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available