Alligatoridae

E119373

Alligatoridae is a family of reptiles that includes alligators and caimans, characterized by broad snouts and semi-aquatic lifestyles in freshwater habitats.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Alligatoridae canonical 7
Caimaninae 3
Alligatoroidea 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
bodyCovering scales ⓘ
characteristicSnoutShape broad snout ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
commonName alligators and caimans ⓘ
containsExtantSpecies true ⓘ
containsExtinctTaxa true ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Crocodylidae ⓘ
ecologicalRole apex predators in freshwater ecosystems ⓘ
keystone species in wetlands ⓘ
eggLayingSite nests built near water ⓘ
firstAppearance Cenozoic era ⓘ
fossilRecordFrom Paleocene ⓘ
geographicDistribution Americas ⓘ
China ⓘ
hasArmor bony osteoderms in skin ⓘ
includesGenus Alligator ⓘ
Caiman ⓘ
Melanosuchus ⓘ
Paleosuchus ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle semi-aquatic ⓘ
limbType short powerful limbs ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
eastern China ⓘ
notableSpeciesExample American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) ⓘ
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) ⓘ
black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) ⓘ
spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) ⓘ
order Crocodylia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration lungs ⓘ
snoutComparisonToCrocodylidae broader snout than true crocodiles ⓘ
suborder Eusuchia ⓘ
linked to: Crocodilia
superfamily Alligatoroidea ⓘ
linked to: Alligatoridae
tailType laterally compressed muscular tail ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
thermoregulation ectothermic ⓘ
toothVisibility lower teeth mostly hidden when mouth closed ⓘ
typeGenus Alligator ⓘ
typicalHabitat freshwater ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
swamps ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American alligator → family → Alligatoridae ⓘ
Alligatoridae → superfamily → Alligatoroidea ⓘ
linked to: Alligatoridae
Crocodylidae → relatedTo → Alligatoridae ⓘ
Crocodilia → hasLivingFamilies → Alligatoridae ⓘ
Melanosuchus → family → Alligatoridae ⓘ
Melanosuchus → subfamily → Caimaninae ⓘ
linked to: Alligatoridae
Melanosuchus → belongsToClade → Alligatoroidea ⓘ
linked to: Alligatoridae
Paleosuchus → parentTaxon → Caimaninae ⓘ
linked to: Alligatoridae
Paleosuchus → parentTaxon → Alligatoridae ⓘ
Paleosuchus → family → Alligatoridae ⓘ
Paleosuchus → subfamily → Caimaninae ⓘ
linked to: Alligatoridae
Gavialidae → distinguishedFrom → Alligatoridae ⓘ