Potamotyphlus
Potamotyphlus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Typhlonectidae |
Genus: | Potamotyphlus Taylor, 1968 |
Species: | P. kaupii
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Binomial name | |
Potamotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859)
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Potamotyphlus kaupii (also known as Kaup's caecilian) is a species of amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae. It is monotypic within the genus Potamotyphlus. It is found widely in the Amazon Basin and The Guianas in South America.[2] It is an entirely aquatic species and typically ranges between 30 and 60 cm (12–24 in) in length.[3]
References[]
- ^ Mark Wilkinson, John Measey, Enrique La Marca, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Fernando Castro (2010). "Potamotyphlus kaupii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T59589A11955756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T59589A11955756.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Oliveira; Meneghell; Messias; Gomes; and Coragem (2012). First Record of Potomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) for the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 5: 155-156
- ^ Vitt, L.J.; and Caldwell, J.P. (2013). Herpetology, Fourth Edition: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 453. ISBN 978-0-12-386919-7
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Typhlonectidae
- Monotypic amphibian genera
- Amphibians of Brazil
- Amphibians of Colombia
- Amphibians of Ecuador
- Amphibians of Peru
- Amphibians of Venezuela
- Amphibians described in 1859
- Caecilian stubs