Microcaecilia grandis
| Microcaecilia grandis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Siphonopidae |
| Genus: | Microcaecilia |
| Species: | M. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microcaecilia grandis | |
Microcaecilia grandis is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae. It is endemic to Suriname and only known from the Lely Mountains.[2] It measures around 318 mm (12.5 in) in total length, and possesses bicuspid vomeropalatine teeth as well as more than 20 premaxillary-maxillary teeth.[1]
References
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Mark; Nussbaum, Ronald; Hoogmoed, Marinus (2009). "A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophona: Caeciliidae) from Suriname". Herpetologica. 65 (4): 413–418. doi:10.1655/08-030.1. N.b. The actual publication year was 2010.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Microcaecilia grandis Wilkinson, Nussbaum, and Hoogmoed, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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