Caecilia crassisquama
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]
| Caecilia crassisquama | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Caecilia |
| Species: | C. crassisquama |
| Binomial name | |
| Caecilia crassisquama Taylor, 1968 | |
References
- Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Almandáriz, A. & Wilkinson, M. (2004). "Caecilia crassisquama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59509A11952112. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59509A11952112.en.
- 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.
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