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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: July 22nd, 2024.


Taxonomy of the family Alligatoridae
Bibliography of the genus Melanosuchus
Biodiversity of the family Alligatoridae








Genus
Melanosuchus

Black Caiman

Mohrenkaiman

Sort Kaiman

1862 Melanosuchus Gray (type species: Caiman niger Spix 1825)

Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: As for the single species.

Melanosuchus niger

Black Caiman

Mohrenkaiman

Sort Kaiman

1825 Caiman niger Spix
Melanosuchus niger Werner 1933

Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil (Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Goias, Mato Grosso, Para [incl. Marajo Island], Rondonia, Roraima, Tocantins), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru.