Siphonops insulanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Caeciliidae
Subfamilia: Caeciliinae
Genus: Siphonops
Species: Siphonops insulanus

Name

Siphonops insulanus Ihering, 1911

Type locality: "Est. S. Paulo, Ypiranga" and "Est. Rio de Janeiro, Serra Macahé", Brazil. Given as "[Ilha] Vitória" (1 specimen) and "[Ilha de] São Sebastião" (3 specimens).

Syntypes: MZUSP 945, 946, 2119, 2120.

References

Ihering, 1911, Rev. Mus. Paulista, São Paulo, 8: 109.
Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Siphonops insulanus
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Siphonops insulanus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.

2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Siphonops insulanus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 13 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Insular Caecilian

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