Makumuno Assumbo caecilian

The Makumunu Assumbo caecilian, Idiocranium russeli, is a species of African caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae. It is one of the smallest of caecilians, and is found in Cameroon. It is monotypic in the genus Idiocranium.

Makumuno Assumbo caecilian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Indotyphlidae
Genus: Idiocranium
Parker, 1936
Species:
I. russeli
Binomial name
Idiocranium russeli
Parker, 1936

References

  • Wake, Marvalee H. (2005). "The morphology of Idiocranium russeli (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), with comments on miniaturization through heterochrony". Journal of Morphology. 189 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1002/jmor.1051890102.


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