Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874
see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
Subdivision Bilateralia
Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Class Reptilia Linnaeus, 1758 - reptiles
Subclass Archosauria Cope, 1869
see Division Archosauria Cope, 1869
Order Crocodylia Wagler, 1830 - crocodiles
Suborder Eusuchia Huxley, 1875
see Clade Eusuchia Huxley 1875 {Brochu 2003}
Family Alligatoridae Cuvier, 1807
Genus Caiman Spix, 1825
1 Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758) - common caiman
2 Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802) - broad-nosed caiman