Alligatoridae
Also known as: Aligatori, Aligatorowate, Aligatortimsahgiller, Aligátorfélék, Alligatoren, Alligatoren & Kaimane, Alligatorer og Kaimaner, Alligatorfamilien
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Crocodylia |
| Family | Alligatoridae |
| Published in | <i>Cat. Tortoises Crocodiles Amphisbaenians Coll. Brit. Mus.</i>: 56 |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 22 |
| Species records held | 49 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 128 |
| GBIF key | 3238603 |
Genera in Alligatoridae
- Alligator — 13 species: Alligator darwini, Alligator gaudryi, Alligator hailensis, Alligator hantoniensis, Alligator heterodon, Alligator luicus, Alligator mcgrewi, Alligator mefferdi
- Diplocynodon — 7 species: Diplocynodon darwini, Diplocynodon elavericus, Diplocynodon hantoniensis, Diplocynodon kochi, Diplocynodon ratelii, Diplocynodon remensis, Diplocynodon tormis
- Caiman — 6 species: Caiman brevirostris, Caiman crocodilus, Caiman gasparinae, Caiman latirostris, Caiman wannlangstoni, Caiman yacare
- Eocaiman — 3 species: Eocaiman cavernensis, Eocaiman itaboraiensis, Eocaiman palaeocenicus
- Melanosuchus — 3 species: Melanosuchus fisheri, Melanosuchus latrubessei, Melanosuchus niger
- Paleosuchus — 2 species: Paleosuchus palpebrosus, Paleosuchus trigonatus
- Purussaurus — 2 species: Purussaurus brasiliensis, Purussaurus mirandai
- Acresuchus — 1 species: Acresuchus pachytemporalis
- Akanthosuchus — 1 species: Akanthosuchus langstoni
- Caimanosuchus — 1 species: Caimanosuchus brevirostris
- Ceratosuchus — 1 species: Ceratosuchus burdoshi
- Chinatichampsus — 1 species: Chinatichampsus wilsonorum
- Eocenosuchus — 1 species: Eocenosuchus weigelti
- Gnatusuchus — 1 species: Gnatusuchus pebasensis
- Kuttanacaiman — 1 species: Kuttanacaiman iquitosensis
- Lianghusuchus — 1 species: Lianghusuchus hengyangensis
- Orthogenysuchus — 1 species: Orthogenysuchus olseni
- Protocaiman — 1 species: Protocaiman peligrensis
- Stangerochampsa — 1 species: Stangerochampsa mccabei
- Wannaganosuchus — 1 species: Wannaganosuchus brachymanus
- Listrognathosuchus
- Navajosuchus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.