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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Caiman crocodilus

Common Name: Spectacled caiman

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Archosauria / Order Crocodylia / Sub Order Eusuchia / Family Alligatoridae / Genus Caiman

C-value (pg): 2.68

Chromosome Number (2n): 42

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg

References:
Olmo, E. (1976). Genome size in some reptiles. Journal of Experimental Zoology 195: 305-310.

Other records available for this species:

Caiman crocodilus = 2.82 (pg)
Caiman crocodilus = 3.01 (pg)

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