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Caimaninae are one of two subfamilies of the family Alligatoridae.

The list of species:

Subfamily Caimaninae
- Genus Necrosuchus (extinct)
- Genus Eocaiman (extinct)
- Genus Paleosuchus
  - Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus
  - Smooth-fronted Caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus
- Genus Purussaurus (extinct)
- Genus Mourasuchus (extinct)
- Genus Orthogenysuchus (extinct)
- Genus Caiman
  - Yacare Caiman, Caiman yacare
  - Spectacled Caiman, Caiman crocodilus
    - Rio Apaporis Caiman, C. c. apaporiensis
    - Brown Caiman, C. c. fuscus
  - Caiman lutescans (extinct)
  - Caiman sorontans^{[citation needed]} (extinct) - Not reported in the literature, probably a 'nomen nudum'
  - Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris
- Genus Melanosuchus
  - Melanosuchus fisheri (extinct)
  - Black Caiman, Melanosuchus niger

Extant Crocodilian species

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Sauropsida · (unranked): Archosauria · Superorder: Crocodylomorpha

Alligatorinae
(Alligators)

Alligator

Caimaninae
(Caimans)

Paleosuchus	Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (P. palpebrosus) · Smooth-fronted Caiman (P. trigonatus)

Caiman	Spectacled Caiman (C. crocodilus) · Broad-snouted Caiman (C. latirostris) · Yacare Caiman (C. yacare)

Melanosuchus	Black Caiman (M. niger)

Crocodylus	American Crocodile (C. acutus) · Slender-snouted Crocodile (C. cataphractus) · Orinoco Crocodile (C. intermedius) · Freshwater Crocodile (C. johnsoni) · Philippine crocodile (C. mindorensis) · Morelet's Crocodile (C. moreletii) · Nile crocodile (C. niloticus) · New Guinea Crocodile (C. novaeguineae) · Mugger Crocodile (C. palustris) · Saltwater Crocodile (C. porosus) · Cuban Crocodile (C. rhombifer) · Siamese Crocodile (C. siamensis)

Osteolaemus	Dwarf Crocodile (O. tetraspis)

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