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Black Caiman

Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caiman niger
Species recognized by Wildfinder (WWF)
Caiman niger Spix 1825
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records Germany
Melanosuchus niger
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Colombia Species List, Ecuador Species List, Guyana Species List, Peru Species List, wikipedia EU, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia LT, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia gl Galician, Hone et al 2013, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Melanosuchus niger
Recognized by AnAge articles, Arkive, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, USFWS, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Melanosuchus niger Spix 1825
Recognized by ReptileDB
Caiman niger
Recognized by PlanetScott and BHL data coverage
Melanosuchus niger
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, and wikipedia BR
Melanosuchus niger
Recognized by AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, and Flickr Group
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Caiman niger Spix 1825
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caiman niger
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Caiman niger Spix 1825
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Melanosuchus niger
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Caiman niger
Synonym according to CITES
Caiman niger Spix 1825
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Caiman niger Spix 1825
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caiman niger Spix 1825
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Black caiman
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB, Arkive, Animal Diversity Web, USFWS, AnAge, and Wikidata Common Names
Caimán negro
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Caimán
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Cocodrilo.
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Jacaré assu
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Jacaré açu
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Jacaré guaçu
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Jacaré jhu
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Jacaré negro
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Jacaré uassu
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Jacaré una
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Black Caiman preferred
Recognized by PlanetScott, CITES, Flickr BHL, and Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

كيمن أسود preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

Սև կայման preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

caimán prietu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Qara kayman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Чорны кайман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Kaiman du preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

черен кайман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

caiman negre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

黑凯门鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

kajman černý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Sort kaiman preferred
Recognized by CITES

Dutch; Flemish

zwarte kaaiman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Suokaimaani preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

French

Caïman noir preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Caimán negro preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

შავი კაიმანი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Mohrenkaiman
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB and CITES
Schwarzer Kaiman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Guarani

Jakare guasu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

קיימן שחור אמאזוני preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

fekete kajmán preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Caimano nero preferred
Recognized by admin
Caimano
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Melanosuco nero
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

クロカイマン preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Korean

검은카이만 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Juodasis kaimanas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Црн кајман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Bitseeʼ yee adiłhałii łizhinígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

svartkaiman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کیمن سیاه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Kajman czarny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

jacaré-açu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Yana lagartu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

caiman negru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Чёрный кайман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Caimán negro
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Lagarto negro
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Caimán Negro preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Lagarto Negro
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

morkajman
prefer
Recognized by CITES
svart kajman
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Svart kajman preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Чорний кайман preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Caïman nwé preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

كيمن اسود preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

کالا مگرمچھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

黑凱門鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

黑凯门鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

黑凯门鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

黑凱門鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

黑凱門鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

黑凱門鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Melanosuchus
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) (this page)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Crocodylia
Eusuchia
Alligatoridae
Melanosuchus
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Melanosuchus
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Melanosuchus Gray 1862
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) (this page)
Melanosuchus fisheri Medina 1976

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Crocodilia
Alligatoridae
Melanosuchus Gray 1862
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) (this page)
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802)
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)
Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier 1807)
Paleosuchus trigonatus (Schneider 1801)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caimaninae
Melanosuchus
Melanosuchus niger (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Alligatoroidea
Globidonta
Alligatoridae
Caimaninae
Melanosuchus
Melanosuchus niger (this page)
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