Potamotyphlus
Potamotyphlus kaupii (also known as Kaup's caecilian) is a species of amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae. It is monotypic within the genus Potamotyphlus. It is found widely in the Amazon Basin and The Guianas in South America.[2] It is an entirely aquatic species and typically ranges between 30 and 60 cm (12–24 in) in length.[3]
| Potamotyphlus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Typhlonectidae |
| Genus: | Potamotyphlus Taylor, 1968 |
| Species: | P. kaupii |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859) | |
References
- Wilkinson, M., Measey, J., La Marca, E., Coloma, L.A., Ron, S. & Castro, F. 2004. Potomotyphlus kaupii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Oliveira; Meneghell; Messias; Gomes; and Coragem (2012). First Record of Potomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) for the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 5: 155-156
- Vitt, L.J.; and Caldwell, J.P. (2013). Herpetology, Fourth Edition: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 453. ISBN 978-0-12-386919-7
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