page_title: Alligatoridae
section_title: Taxonomy
hierarchical_section_title: Alligatoridae / Taxonomy
caption_attribution_description: Português: Um jacaré-açú (Melanosuchus niger) bóia no rio Jauaperi, RR
context_page_description: The family Alligatoridae of crocodylians includes alligators and caimans.
context_section_description: Superfamily Alligatoroidea
  Family Alligatoridae
  Subfamily Alligatorinae
  Genus † Albertochampsa
  Genus Alligator
  † Alligator mcgrewi
  † Alligator mefferdi
  American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
  † Alligator olseni
  † Alligator prenasalis
  Chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis 
  Genus † Allognathosuchus
  Genus † Arambourgia
  Genus † Ceratosuchus
  Genus † Chrysochampsa
  Genus † Eoalligator
  Genus † Hassiacosuchus
  Genus † Hispanochampsa
  Genus † Krabisuchus
  Genus † Navajosuchus
  Genus † Procaimanoidea
  Genus † Wannaganosuchus
  Subfamily Caimaninae
  Genus Caiman
  Yacare caiman, Caiman yacare
  Spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus 
  Rio Apaporis caiman, C. c. apaporiensis 
  Brown caiman, C. c. fuscus
  Broad-snouted caiman, Caiman latirostris 
  † Caiman lutescans
  Genus Melanosuchus
  † Melanosuchus fisheri
  Black caiman, Melanosuchus niger
  Genus † Eocaiman
  Genus † Mourasuchus
  Genus † Necrosuchus
  Genus † Orthogenysuchus
  Genus Paleosuchus
  Cuvier's dwarf caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus
  Smooth-fronted caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus
  Genus † Purussaurus
caption: Black caiman, Jauaperi River, Amazonia
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