| Specimen ID | 236924 |
| Group | Reptiles-Crocodilians |
| Genus | Caiman |
| Species | crocodilus |
| Common Name | Common Caiman |
| State | FL |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Locality | Miami |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Florida Southeast Coast |
| HUC8 Number | 03090206 |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020614 |
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| Collection Year | 1960 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released pet |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 12082 |
| Author: | Ellis, T.M. |
| Date: | 1980 |
| Title: | Caiman crocodilus: an established exotic in south Florida. |
| Journal: | Copeia |
| Volume: | 1980 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 152-154 |
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| Comments | Observed in Miami canals as early as 1960 (Ellis 1980) but nesting first recorded in 1968 (Wilson and Porras 1983); breeding population on the Homestead Air Force Base discovered in 1974 (Ellis 1980) |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | county |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
