Genus

Black Caimans

Melanosuchus

1 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassCrocodylia
FamilyAlligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans)
GenusMelanosuchus (Black Caimans)

Species in this group

Melanosuchus niger

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Black Caimans

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 12 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~50%
	Black Caiman			~50%
2	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 1	~40%
	Black Caiman			~40%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~40%
	Black Caiman			~40%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~30%
	Black Caiman			~30%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 1	~30%
	Black Caiman			~30%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~20%
	Black Caiman			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
2	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
3	Ukumarí Biopark	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
4	Temaikén	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
5	Guyana Zoo	🇬🇾 Guyana	In captivity
6	Zoológico do CIGS	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
7	Parque Zoobotânico do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
8	Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
9	St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Zoo Criadero Tarqui	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
11	Jacques Huber Aquarium	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
12	Huachipa Zoo Park	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity

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