Melanosuchus niger

Melanosuchus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Cladus: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crocopoda
Cladus: Archosauriformes
Cladus: Eucrocopoda
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:

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. 

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
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