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Caiman
Taxonomic Serial Number: 174369

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2012

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Alligatoridae
  Order - Crocodilia
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Caiman crocodilus
      Species - Caiman latirostris
      Species - Caiman yacare