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12-22-2016

Melanosuchus niger

Melanosuchus niger NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports –Melanosuchus niger ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The black caiman is a species of large crocodilian and, along with the American alligator, is one of the biggest extant members of the family Alligatoridae and order Crocodilia. It is a carnivorous reptile that lives along slow-moving rivers, lakes, seasonally flooded savannas of the Amazon basin, and in other freshwater habitats of South America. It is a large species, growing to at least 5 m and possibly up to 6 m in length, which makes it the third-largest reptile in the Neotropical realm, behind the American crocodile, and the critically endangered Orinoco crocodile. As its common and scientific names imply, the black caiman has a dark coloration, as an adult.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Reptiles
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/14/1976 Foreign (Headquarters) Wherever found
Federal register documents
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the Black caiman.
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