Classification
Biota [regio]Animalia [regnum]
Chordata [phylum]
Reptilia [classis]
Crocodylia [ordo]
Alligatoridae [familia]
Caiman [genus]
Genus Caiman contains the following taxa:
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1802) [species]