Caiman sclerops vs caiman

Caiman sclerops and caiman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Caiman sclerops	Yes	No	No	No
caiman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, caiman is a hypernym of Caiman sclerops; that is, caiman is a word with a broader meaning than Caiman sclerops:

Caiman sclerops: caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina
caiman: a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

Other hypernyms of Caiman sclerops include cayman.

Caiman sclerops (noun)	caiman (noun)
caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina	a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly