Praslinia
| Praslinia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Indotyphlidae |
| Genus: | Praslinia Boulenger, 1909 |
| Species: | P. cooperi
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| Binomial name | |
| Praslinia cooperi Boulenger, 1909
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Praslinia cooperi, or Cooper's black caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae. It is monotypic in the genus Praslinia. It is found on Mahé and Silhouette Islands in the Seychelles. An old reported sighting on its namesake Praslin is not known to be correct.
References[]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, (2013). "Praslinia cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T59590A20480391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T59590A20480391.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- Himstedt, Werner (2000). "Caecilian Ecology". In Hofrichter, Robert (ed.). Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts. New York: Firefly. pp. 186–190. ISBN 1-55209-541-X.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Indotyphlidae
- Monotypic amphibian genera
- Amphibians described in 1909