Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia - (Order) Crocodylia - (Family) Alligatoridae

Phylogeny

Paraphyletic/Ancestral (para)

Ref: E. Puértolas et al., 2011: fig. 5. [implicit]

Current position

Caimaninae (Subfamily) Brochu, 1999

Ref: C.A. Brochu, 2003: fig. 5. [inferred name] [implicit]

Alternative positions

Alligatoridae (Family) Cuvier, 1807	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 620; Uetz et al.(16 Aug 2016); Puértolas et al., 2011: fig. 5.
Alligatorinae (Subfamily) Cuvier, 1807	Ref: W.E. Duellman, 1982: 966.
Alligatoroidea (Clade) Gray 1844 {Brochu 2003}	Ref: E. Puértolas et al., 2011: fig. 5. [inferred name]
Caimaninae (Clade) Brochu 1999	Ref: C.A. Brochu, 2003: fig. 5. [inferred name]

Historical positions

Alligatoroidea (Clade) Gray 1844 {Brochu 2003}	Ref: E. Puértolas et al., 2011: fig. 5. [inferred name]
Alligatoridae (Family) Cuvier, 1807	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 620.
Alligatorinae (Subfamily) Cuvier, 1807	Ref: W.E. Duellman, 1982: 966.
Alligatoridae (Family) Cuvier, 1807	Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1973 (1971): 594.

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	3s;6ss; †4s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 15 Oct 2016	[3s]
2016	P. Uetz et al.: 16 Aug 2016	[3s]
1982	W.E. Duellman: 966	2s