Luetkenotyphlus insulanus

Luetkenotyphlus insulanus, the insular caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae. It is endemic to the Ilhabela archipelago in Brazil.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical forest where it lives in the soil.[1]

Luetkenotyphlus insulanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Siphonopidae
Genus: Luetkenotyphlus
Species:
L. insulanus
Binomial name
Luetkenotyphlus insulanus
(Ihering, 1911)
Synonyms[2]

Siphonops insulanus Ihering, 1911[3]

References

  1. Caramaschi, Ulisses; Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut; Wilkinson, Mark (2004). "Siphonops insulanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59595A11957925. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59595A11957925.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "uetkenotyphlus insulanus". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. von Ihering, Rodolpho (1911). "Os amphibios do Brasil. 1.a Ordem: Gymnophiona". Revista do Museu Paulista. 8: 89–111. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20998.


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