| The
genus contains three species distributed in central
and southern America.
Caiman
Spix, 1825
Jacaretinga
Spix, 1825
(Type = Caiman sclerops) |
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Caiman
crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alligator
chiapasius Bocourt, 1876
Alligator sclerops (Schneider, 1801)
Caiman chiapasius Bocourt, 1876
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Medem, 1955
Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt,
1876)
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus (Linnaeus,
1758)
Caiman crocodilus fuscus (Cope,
1868)
Caiman fuscus (Cope, 1868)
Caiman sclerops apaporiensis Medem,
1955
Caiman sclerops Schneider, 1801
Crocodilus sclerops (Schneider,
1801)
Lacerta crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758
Perosuchus fuscus Cope, 1868 |
Distribution: Bolivia,
Brazil, Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Cuba, Ecuador,
El Salvador, French
Guiana, Guatemala,
Guyana, Honduras,
Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Peru,
Puerto Rico,
Surinam, Tobago,
Trinidad, USA and
Venezuela. |
Caiman
latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
Alligator
cynocephalus Duméril & Bibron,
1836
Alligator latirostris (Daudin,
1802)
Caiman fissipes Spix, 1825
Caiman latirostris chacoensis Freiberg
& Carvalho, 1965
Caiman latirostris latirostris
(Daudin, 1802)
Champsa fissipes (Spix, 1825)
Crocodylus latirostris Daudin, 1802
Jacare latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
Jacaretinga latirostris (Daudin,
1802) |
Distribution: Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil,
Paraguay and
Uruguay. |
Caiman
yacare (Daudin, 1802)
Alligator
punctulatus (Spix, 1825)
Caiman crocodilus matogrossoiensis Fuchs,
1971
Caiman crocodilus paraguayiensis Fuchs,
1971
Caiman crocodilus yacare (Daudin, 1802)
Caiman yacare medemi Donoso, 1974
Caiman yacare yacare (Daudin, 1802)
Champsa vallifrons Natterer, 1840
Crocodilus yacare Daudin, 1802
Jacare longiscutata Gray, 1862
Jacare multiscutata Gray, 1867
Jacare ocellata Gray, 1862
Jacaretinga crocodilus yacare (Daudin,
1802)
Jararetinga punctulatus Spix, 1825 |
Distribution: Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil
and Paraguay. |
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