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    Species Accepted

    Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825)

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      47 results
      Black caiman English
      Blaka Caiman Sranan Tongo
      Caimano nero Italian
      Caimán
      Caimán del Amazonas Spanish
      Caimán negro
      Caïman noir French
      Caïman noir (Le) French
      Caïman nwé gcr
      Cocodrilo.

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Citation

      Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825) in undefined