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Alligatoridae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
<i>Cat. Tortoises Crocodiles Amphisbaenians Coll. Brit. Mus.</i>: 56

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Crocodylia
family
Alligatoridae

Name

Homonyms
Alligatoridae
Common names
Aligatori in Croatian
Aligatorowate in Polish
Aligatortimsahgiller in Turkish
Aligátorfélék in Hungarian
Alligatoren in German
Alligatoren & Kaimane in German
Alligatorer og Kaimaner in Danish
Alligatorfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
Alligatori e caimani in Italian
Alligators in English
Alligators in English
Alligators & Caimans in English
Alligators and Caimans in English
Alligators en Kaaimanne in Afrikaans
Alligators en Kaaimannen in Dutch
Alligators et Caïmans in French
Breiðtrýningar in Icelandic
Caimanes o Yacarés in Spanish
Caimans in English
Caimans in English
Caimans in English
Jacaré in Portuguese
Jacarés in Portuguese
aligátorovití in Czech
alligatorer och kajmaner in Swedish
Аллигаторовые in Russian
Алігатаравыя in Belarusian
Алігаторові in Ukrainian
אליגטוריים in Hebrew
قاطوريات in Arabic
วงศ์ จระเข้ตีนเป็ด in Thai
アリゲーター科 in Japanese
短吻鱷科/鼉科 in Chinese
鼉科 in Chinese
앨리게이터과 in Korean

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  5. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  6. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 97 Determination under the Plenary Powers of the specific name to be used for the North American Alligator and of the spelling to be used for that name (class Reptilia) (Opinion supplementary to Opinion 92).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1F, 87-126 (1958)
  7. King, F. W., and R. L. Burke, eds., 1989: null. Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference.
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