Caecilia nigricans

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Caecilia nigricans
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species:
C. nigricans
Binomial name
Caecilia nigricans
Boulenger, 1902
Synonyms

Caecilia intermedia Boulenger, 1913
Caecilia palmeri Boulenger, 1913

Caecilia nigricans, commonly known as the Rio Lita caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Caeciliidae. It is a subterranean species located in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama and its natural habitats include moist, subtropical or tropical lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and foothill forests. The species is of least concern, as it can be found in several protected areas in Colombia like Darién National Park, however it is still threatened by human activities like deforestation.

Caecilia nigricans
Blue, blind and defenseless, this worm-eating 'snake' is trying to burrow below the litter on Wildsumac Reserve, Ecuador.

References[]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Caecilia nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59521A54355789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T59521A54355789.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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