Caiman 36-VII
SAUROPSIDA
Crocodylia
 
 
Alligators, crocodiles and caimans, like this one, are more closely related to birds than to other "reptiles," but are included with reptiles by convention.



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Sauropsida
  2. Classification of Sauropsida
  3. Sphenodontia
  4. Squamata
  5. Serpentes
  6. Testudines
  7. Crocodylia
  8. Paleo Sauropsida

Tree
NCBI Tree | Paleo Tree



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The past three pages have explored the superorder Lepidosauria. Now we back out of that classification and start exploring the classification Archosauria. Archosauria includes dinosaurs, birds and an order traditionally included with the other "reptiles" in this chapter, Crocodylia.

  • Sauropsida
    • Testudines
    • Sauria
      • Lepidosauria
      • Archosauria >>> Paleo Tree - other crocodile-like species
        • Crocodylia - Crocodiles, Alligators, Caimen, Gharials
        • Dinosauria
          • Ornithischia
          • Saurischia
            • Tyrannosauridae
            • Aves - Birds (following chapter)

The order Crocodylia...

  • FAMILY ALLIGATORIDAE
    • SUBFAMILY ALLIGATORINAE
      • American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) - EOL- Everglades
      • Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) - EOL- SCZ
    • SUBFAMILY CAIMANINAE
      • Spectacled Caiman or Common Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) -NOAHEOLIUCN Map- SCZ
      • Broad-Nosed Caiman (Caiman latirostris) - EOL- SCZ
      • Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) - EOL
      • Dwarf Caimans (Paleosuchus spp.) - EOL
  • LONGIROSTRES
    • FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE
      • Crocodiles (Crocodylus spp.) - EOL
      • American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) - EOL- Everglades
      • Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) - EOL
      • African Slender-Snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) - EOL- KC Zoo
    • FAMILY GAVIALIDAE
      • SUBFAMILY GAVIALINAE
        • Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) - EOL
      • SUBFAMILY TOMISTOMINAE
        • False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) - EOL

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