Taxonomy Lineage

Lineage Browser

Walk upward from a selected taxon through the parent chain and jump back into the taxonomy browser at any step.

Selected Taxon

Caiman crocodilus

The lineage is ordered from the selected organism upward toward higher-level taxonomy.

Starting point: Caiman crocodilus
Level 1: Caiman (genus)
Level 2: Alligatoridae (subfamily)
Level 3: Crocodilia (family)
Level 4: Archosauria (no rank)
Level 5: Diapsida (no rank)
Level 6: Sauropsida (no rank)
Level 7: Amniota (no rank)
Level 8: Tetrapoda (no rank)
Level 9: Sarcopterygii (no rank)
Level 10: Euteleostomi (no rank)
Level 11: Teleostomi (no rank)
Level 12: Gnathostomata (superclass)
Level 13: Vertebrata (no rank)
Level 14: Craniata (subphylum)
Level 15: Chordata (phylum)
Level 16: Deuterostomia (no rank)
Level 17: Coelomata (no rank)
Level 18: Bilateria (no rank)
Level 19: Eumetazoa (no rank)
Level 20: Animalia (kingdom)
Level 21: Fungi/Metazoa group (no rank)
Level 22: Eucarya (superkingdom)
Level 23: biota (no rank)
Level 24: all (no rank)