Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Spix, & Von, J. B. 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.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Crocodylia
- family
- Alligatoridae
- genus
- Melanosuchus
- species
- Melanosuchus niger
Name
- Synonyms
- Caiman niger Spix, 1825
- Homonyms
- Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825)
- Common names
- Black Caiman in English
- Black caiman in English
- Caimán in language.
- Caimán negro in language.
- Caïman noir in French
- Cocodrilo. in language.
- Jacaré assu in language.
- Jacaré açu in language.
- Jacaré guaçu in language.
- Jacaré jhu in language.
- Jacaré negro in language.
- Jacaré uassu in language.
- Jacaré una in language.
- Jacaré-Açú in Portuguese
- Jacaré-Preto in Portuguese
- Mohrenkaiman in German
- black caiman in language.
- black caiman in English
- caimán negro in Spanish
- jacaré negro in Portuguese
- jacaré-açu in Portuguese
- Black Caiman in English
- Caimán Negro in Spanish
- Caïman noir in French
- Lagarto Negro in Spanish
Bibliographic References
- King, F. W., and R. L. Burke, eds., 1989: null. Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference.
- Sudarikov, V. E. (1960). Order Strigeata La Rue, 1926. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 18: 450–694. (In Russian).
- U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1976: Endangered Status for 159 Taxa of Animals. Federal Register, vol. 41, no. 115. 21062-24067.
- Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.). (2021). The Reptile Database.