Melanosuchus niger

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	CROCODYLIA	ALLIGATORIDAE

Scientific Name:

Melanosuchus niger

Species Authority:

(Spix, 1825)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Black Caiman
French	–	Caïman Noir
Spanish	–	Caimán Negro, Lagarto Negro

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Lower Risk/conservation dependent ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

2000

Assessor/s:

Ross, J.P.

Reviewer/s:

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.

History:

1996	–	Endangered
1994	–	Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986	–	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982	–	Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru Presence uncertain: Venezuela

Countries:

Native:

Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru

Presence uncertain:

Venezuela

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Found in the Amazon River basin. Terrestial nest sites and basking areas.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is listed on CITES Appendix I (except the population of Brazil, which is included in Appendix II, and the population of Ecuador, which is included in Appendix II and is subject to a zero annual export quota until an annual export quota has been approved by the CITES Secretariat and the IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group).

Conservation Actions:

It is listed on CITES Appendix I (except the population of Brazil, which is included in Appendix II, and the population of Ecuador, which is included in Appendix II and is subject to a zero annual export quota until an annual export quota has been approved by the CITES Secretariat and the IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group).

Citation:	Ross, J.P. 2000. Melanosuchus niger. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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