Kaiman
| Kaiman | |
|---|---|
| Kaiman Yacare, Caiman yacare | |
| Klasifikasi ilmiah | |
| Kerajaan: | Animalia |
| Filum: | Chordata |
| Kelas: | Reptilia |
| Klad: | Archosauromorpha |
| Klad: | Archosauriformes |
| Ordo: | Crocodilia |
| Famili: | Alligatoridae |
| Subfamili: | Caimaninae Brochu, 1999 |
| Spesies tipe | |
| Caiman latirostris Daudin, 1825
| |
Kaiman adalah kelompok hewan yang termasuk ke dalam subfamili Caimaninae yang masih satu keluarga dengan buaya dan aligator, tetapi lebih dekat dengan aligator. Kaiman berkacamata mendapatkan namanya dari punggung yang terdapat di antara matanya. Ini terlihat seperti jembatan pasangan kacamata.
Taksonomi






- Subfamili Caimaninae
- Genus †Acresuchus
- Genus †Bottosaurus[1]
- Genus †Centenariosuchus
- Genus †Protocaiman
- Genus †Kuttanacaiman
- Genus †Gnatusuchus
- Genus †Culebrasuchus
- Genus †Eocaiman
- Genus †Globidentosuchus
- Genus Paleosuchus
- P. palpebrosus (kaiman kerdil cuvier)
- P. trigonatus (kaiman wajah halus)
- Genus †Purussaurus
- Genus †Mourasuchus
- Genus †Necrosuchus
- Genus †Orthogenysuchus
- Genus †Tsoabichi
- Genus Caiman
- C. yacare (kaiman yacare)
- C. crocodilus (kaiman berkacamata)
- C. c. crocodilus (kaiman berkacamata biasa)
- C. c. apaporiensis (kaiman berkacamata rio apaporis)
- C. c. fuscus (kaiman berkacamata coklat)
- †C. lutescens
- †C. venezuelensis
- †C. wannlangstoni
- †C. brevirostris
- C. latirostris (kaiman moncong lebar)
- Genus Melanosuchus
- †M. fisheri
- M. niger (kaiman hitam)
Referensi
- ^ Adam P. Cossette (2020). "A new species of Bottosaurus (Alligatoroidea: Caimaninae) from the Black Peaks Formation (Palaeocene) of Texas indicates an early radiation of North American caimanines". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Online edition. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz178.
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