Scolecomorphus vittatus
Scolecomorphus vittatus, the banded caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Scolecomorphidae, endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.[1]
| Scolecomorphus vittatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Scolecomorphidae |
| Genus: | Scolecomorphus |
| Species: | S. vittatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolecomorphus vittatus (Boulenger, 1895) | |
The effects of S. vittatus skin toxin have been observed after a researcher, as part of a joke, put a specimen in their mouth: it was reported as causing a burning sensation and uncontrollable salivation lasting more than 30 minutes. The specimen was not visibly harmed.[2]
References
- Loader, S., Howell, K., Gower, D. & Measey, J. 2004. Scolecomorphus vittatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
- Measey, G. J. & Turner, A. 2008. Scolecomorphus vittatus (Boulenger, 1895). Taste. African Herp News 45: 3-5.
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