Typhlonectes
| Typhlonectes | |
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| Typhlonectes compressicauda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Typhlonectidae |
| Genus: | Typhlonectes Peters, 1880 |
Typhlonectes is a genus of amphibians in the family Typhlonectidae. These fully aquatic caecilians are found in the Amazon Basin and Northern South America, and typically range between 30 and 60 cm (12–24 in) in length.[1]
The genus contains two species:
References
- ^ 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