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Caiman latirostris

Description

The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a crocodilian reptile found in eastern and central South America, including southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. It is found mostly in freshwater marshes, swamps, and mangroves, usually in still or very slow-moving waters. It will often use man-made cow ponds.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5846511https://www.gbif.org/species/5846511
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)190757https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=190757
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Caiman latirostris
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Caiman latirostris
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
-Pseudosuchia
-SuchiaKrebs 1974
-ParacrocodylomorphaParrish 1993
-Loricata
-Crocodylomorpha
suborderCrocodyliformesHay 1930
-MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
-NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
-Crocodylia
-BrevirostresCuvier
superfamilyAlligatoroideaGray 1844
-GlobidontaBrochu 1999
familyAlligatoridaeGray 1844
-CaimaninaeBrochu 1999
-Jacarea
genusCaimanSpix 1825
speciesCaiman latirostrisDaudin 1802
Generic NameCaiman
Common Namebroud-snouted caiman
Scientific NameCaiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Caiman latirostrisspeciesbelongs to Caimanstated with evidenceDaudin, 1801
Caiman latirostrisspeciesbelongs to Caimanstated without evidenceLang and Guilette, 2002
Caiman latirostrisspeciesbelongs to Caimanstated with evidenceRiff et al., 2010
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance11.6 - 6.8 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Mesoeucrocodylia)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Crocodylia)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. Puértolas, J. I. Canudo, and P. Cruzado-Caballero. 2011. A new crocodylian from the late Maastrichtian of Spain: Implications for the initial radiation of crocodyloids. PLoS One 6(6):e20011:1-12
Common Name(s) Breitschnauzenkaiman, Broad-snouted Caiman
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caiman_latirostris

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Caiman latirostris chacoensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Caiman latirostris latirostris
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Alligator latirostris Strauch, 1866GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Alligator latirostris
Champsa fissipes Wagler, 1828GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Champsa fissipes
Caiman latirostris latirostris Freiberg & Carvalho, 1965GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Caiman latirostris latirostris
Jacare latirostris Gray, 1862GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Jacare latirostris
Crocodilus latirostris Daudin, 1802GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Crocodilus latirostris
Crocodilus fissipes Fitzinger In Treitschke, 1842GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Crocodilus fissipes
Caiman lutescens Rovereto, 1912GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Caiman lutescens
Caiman fissipes Spix, 1825GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Caiman fissipes
Jacaretinga latirostris Vaillant, 1898GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Jacaretinga latirostris
Alligator cynocephalus Duméril & Bibron, 1836GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Alligator cynocephalus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1801Caiman latirostris Daudin
1912Caiman lutescens Rovereto
2002Caiman latirostris Lang and Guilette p. 213
2010Caiman latirostris Riff et al.

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