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Black caiman

Melanosuchus niger · Wherever found · ECOS entity 7511

Federal ESA status Endangered

The Black caiman is listed as endangeredendangered: In danger of dying out in all or much of the places where it lives. under the federal Endangered Species ActEndangered Species Act: The federal law from 1973 that protects listed animals and plants.. This is the U.S. federal status. It is not the IUCN Red List or a state list. The latest step was a 5-year review notice, published on September 22, 2026. The next date that matters is September 22, 2031: the statutory datestatutory date: The date the law sets for a step. for the 5-year review notice.

Next date that matters — the statutory date for the 5-year review notice

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Each step shows up to three dates: the date the law sets, the date in the agency's workplan or set by a court, and the date the step was published. Every date links to the document it comes from.

Timeline for Black caiman
StepStatutory dateWorkplan or court-ordered datePublished (Federal Register)
5-year review notice
Statutory date June 14, 1981 (5-year review, 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A); counted from the ECOS listing date). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet. 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
Statute wording for this date: "at least once every five years". 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
Recurs every 5 years (5-year review, 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)); this cycle counts from the final listing rule or 5-year review of September 22, 2026. 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
Statutory date September 22, 2031 (5-year review, 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)). No 5-year review notice published in the Federal Register as of October 24, 2026. 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
Statute wording for this date: "at least once every five years". 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
Not in the workplan
5-year review notice published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2026. FR 2026-19344

Identifiers and sources

This record
https://conservanode.org/id/species/7511
ECOS
Species profile 8486
Federal Register
Regulations.gov