Caïman noir

Scientific name: Melanosuchus niger

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Taxonomy

Scientific name:

Melanosuchus niger

Threat level:

Lower risk

Authority:

Spix, 1825

Common names:

Black caiman (English)
Lagarto negro (Spanish)
Caimán negro (Spanish)

Assessment Information

Version:

2.3

Year assessed:

2000

Assessor(s):

Ross, J.P.

Justification:

Reported to have undergone substantial recovery in several parts of its range. Recent surveys suggest that this species remains widespread and extinction is unlikely.

Geographic Range

Geographic ranges:

Bolivia (Native)
Brazil (Native)
Colombia (Native)
Ecuador (Native)
French Guiana (Native)
Guyana (Native)
Peru (Native)
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic Of (Presence uncertain)

Population

Population trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

Ecosystems

Terrestrial
Freshwater

Citations

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Crocodile Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website
Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Groombridge, B. 1982. The IUCN Amphibia-Reptilia Red Data Book, Part 1: Testudines, Crocodylia, Rhynocehapalia. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1988. 1988 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Ross, J.P. 1996. Proceedings of the 13th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Source: IUCN Red List