Melanosuchus niger

Melanosuchus niger

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: Melanosuchus
Species: Melanosuchus niger

Name

Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825)

• Syntypes: ZSM 3,0; 2480,0 and 3039,0.
• Type locality: “Fluminis Amazonium et Solimoëns”, Brazil.

Combinations

• Caiman niger Spix, 1825: 3 [original combination]
• Melanosuchus niger — Werner, 1933 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Spix, J.B. von 1825. Animalia nova sive species nova lacertarum quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspicius Maximiliani Josephi I Bavariae Regis suscepto collegit et descripsit Dr. J. B. de Spix (In Latin). T.O. Weigel: Lipsiae; F.S. Hübschmanni: Monachii. 26 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ross, J.P. 2000. IUCN: Melanosuchus niger  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T13053A3407604. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T13053A3407604.en. Accessed on 05 March 2024.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Чорны кайман
български: Черен кайман
Deutsch: Mohrenkaiman
English: Black Caiman
español: Caimán negro
suomi: Suokaimaani
français: Caïman noir
עברית: קיימן שחור
magyar: Fekete kajmán
日本語: クロカイマン
Nederlands: Zwarte kaaiman
polski: Kajman czarny
português: Jacaré-açu
русский: Чёрный кайман
svenska: Svart kajman