Siphonops hardyi

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Siphonops hardyi

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Siphonopidae
Genus: Siphonops
Species:
S. hardyi
Binomial name
Siphonops hardyi
Boulenger, 1888

Siphonops hardyi, or Hardy's caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil where it occurs in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais, possibly wider.[2] This species lives in soil and under leaf litter or stones in primary forest, plantations, and rural gardens. It is a common species; it can locally suffer from infrastructure development but is not generally threatened.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ulisses Caramaschi, Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz (2004). "Siphonops hardyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59594A11957663. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59594A11957663.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Siphonops hardyi Boulenger, 1888". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


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