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Caimaninae (caimans) are one of two subfamilies of the family Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae

Alligators and caimans are archosaurs, species of crocodilians and form the family Alligatoridae ....
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Caimaninae (caimans) are one of two subfamilies of the family Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae

Alligators and caimans are archosaurs, species of crocodilians and form the family Alligatoridae ....
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The list of species:
  • Subfamily Caimaninae
    • Genus Necrosuchus
      Necrosuchus

      Necrosuchus is an extinct genus of caiman from the Paleocene.References* A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case ...
       (extinct)
    • Genus Eocaiman
      Eocaiman

      Eocaiman is an extinct genus of caiman from the Eocene of Argentina....
       (extinct)
    • Genus Paleosuchus
      Paleosuchus

      Paleosuchus is a South American genus of reptile in the Alligatoridae family. They are the smallest members of the order Crocodilia in the Americas....
      • Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
        Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman

        The Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman or Musky Caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus, is a relatively small crocodilian reptile from northern and central South America....
        , Paleosuchus palpebrosus
      • Smooth-fronted Caiman
        Smooth-fronted Caiman

        The Smooth-fronted Caiman , also known as Schneider's Smooth-fronted Caiman, is a crocodilian reptile from South America. It is found in the Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela....
        , Paleosuchus trigonatus
    • Genus Purussaurus
      Purussaurus

      Purussaurus was a giant caiman living in South America during the Miocene epoch, 8 million years ago. It is known from skull material found in the Brazilian, Colombian and Peruvian Amazonia, besides in the north of Venezuela....
       (extinct)
    • Genus Mourasuchus
      Mourasuchus

      Mourasuchus is an extinct genus of giant crocodilian from the Miocene of South America. It was similar in length and weight to Rhamphosuchus....
       (extinct)
    • Genus Orthogenysuchus (extinct)
    • Genus Caiman
      Caiman (genus)

      Caiman is a genus of reptile in the Alligatoridae family.The genus contains three Extant taxon species, two extant subspecies and two extinct species:...
      • Yacare Caiman
        Yacare Caiman

        The Yacare Caiman is a species of Caiman found in central South America, including northern Argentina, eastern Bolivia, south-west Brazil , and the rivers of Paraguay....
        , Caiman yacare
      • Spectacled Caiman
        Spectacled Caiman

        The spectacled caiman is a crocodilian reptile found in much of Central America and South America. It lives in a range of lowland wetland and riverine habitat types and can tolerate salt water as well as fresh; due in part to this adaptabilty it is the most common of all crocodilian species....
        , Caiman crocodilus
        • Rio Apaporis Caiman, C. c. apaporiensis
        • Brown Caiman, C. c. fuscus
      • Caiman lutescans (extinct)
      • Caiman sorontans (extinct) - Not reported in the literature, probably a 'nomen nudum
        Nomen nudum

        The phrase nomen nudum is a Latin language term, meaning "naked name". In taxonomy, this is used to indicate a term or phrase which looks like a scientific name, and may well have been intended to become a scientific name, but fails to be one because it was not published with an adequate description , and thus is "bare" or "naked"....
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      • Broad-snouted Caiman
        Broad-snouted Caiman

        The broad-snouted caiman is a crocodilian reptile found in eastern and central South America, including southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia....
        , Caiman latirostris
    • Genus Melanosuchus
      • Melanosuchus fisheri (extinct)
      • Black Caiman
        Black Caiman

        The black caiman is a crocodilian. It is a carnivorous reptile that lives along slow-moving rivers and lakes, in the seasonally flooded savannas of the Amazon basin, and in other freshwater habitats in South America....
        , Melanosuchus niger