Caiman yacare

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Subsectio: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Superordo: Crocodylomorpha Ordo: Crocodilia Cladus: Mesoeucrocodylia Cladus: Neosuchia Subordo: Eusuchia

Familia: Alligatoridae
Subfamilia: Caimaninae
Genus: Caiman
Species: Caiman yacare
Subspecies: C. y. medemi – C. y. yacare

Name

Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1801)

Type locality: Paraguay

Synonymy

Caiman crocodilus yacare (Daudin, 1801)
Crocodilus yacare Daudin, 1802
Jacaretinga punctulatus Spix, 1825
Alligator punctulatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Champsa vallifrons Natterer, 1840
Jacare longiscutata Gray, 1862
Jacare ocellata Gray, 1862
Jacare multiscutata Gray, 1867
Alligator punctulatus Günther, 1885
Caiman sclerops Boulenger, 1889 (partim)
Caiman yacare Schmidt, 1928
Jacaretinga crocodilus yacare Werner, 1933
Caiman crocodilus yacare Müller & Hellmich, 1936
Caiman crocodilus matogrossoiensis Fuchs, 1971 (nomen nudum fide Wermuth & Mertens, 1977)
Caiman crocodilus paraguayiensis Fuchs, 1971 (nomen nudum fide Wermuth & Mertens, 1977)
Caiman crocodilus matogrossiensis Fuchs, 1974 (fide Medem, 1983)
Caiman crocodilus paraguaiensis Fuchs, 1974 (fide Medem, 1983)
Caiman yacare Cei, 1993
Caiman yacare Nickel & Auliya, 2004
Caiman crocodilus yacare Martin, 2008

References

Primary references

Daudin, F.M. 1801. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Second. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 432 pp. + pls. XVI–XXVIII. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Caiman yacare. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 October 2021.
IUCN: Caiman yacare (Least Concern)
Caiman yacare – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Yacare-Kaiman, Südlicher Brillenkaiman
English: Yacare Caiman
español: Yacaré
suomi: Jacarenkaimaani
magyar: Yacare kajmán
polski: Kajman żakare
português: Jacaré, Jacaré-do-Paraguai, Jacaré-do-pantanal