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

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)

References

  1. 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.


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