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Caecilia crassisquama

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Caecilia crassisquama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species:
C. crassisquama
Binomial name
Caecilia crassisquama
Taylor, 1968

Caecilia crassisquama is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and only known from the holotype collected in "Normandia, Zuñía, Río Upana", now in the Sangay National Park.[1][2] It is a subterranean species that was collected in montane forest.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Almandáriz, A.; Wilkinson, M. (2004). "Caecilia crassisquama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T59509A11952112. Retrieved 11 November 2015. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Caecilia crassisquama Taylor, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 November 2015.