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Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus 1758 (Common caiman)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae

PaleoDB taxon number: 321259

Synonym: Caiman venezuelensis Fortier and Rincón 2013 (taxon 300473)

Belongs to Caiman according to J. W. Lang and L. J. Guilette 2002

Sister taxa: Caiman australis, Caiman brevirostris, Caiman gasparinae, Caiman latirostris, Caiman paranensis, Caiman praecursor, Caiman sclerops, Caiman wannlangstoni, Caiman yacare

Ecology: carnivore