Caecilia dunni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Caeciliidae |
Genus: | Caecilia |
Species: | C. dunni
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Binomial name | |
Caecilia dunni
Hershkovitz, 1938
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Synonyms [2] | |
Caecilia intermedia Boulenger, 1913 — tentative |
Caecilia dunni is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from the Amazon basin in Napo and Pastaza Provinces. [1] [2] The specific name dunni honors Emmett Reid Dunn, a prominent American herpetologist. [3] Common name Dunn's caecilian has been coined for it. [1] [2] [3]
Caecilia dunni live subterraneanously in submontane forests. Deforestation is a potential threat to this little known species. [1]
Caecilia dunni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Caeciliidae |
Genus: | Caecilia |
Species: | C. dunni
|
Binomial name | |
Caecilia dunni
Hershkovitz, 1938
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Caecilia intermedia Boulenger, 1913 — tentative |
Caecilia dunni is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from the Amazon basin in Napo and Pastaza Provinces. [1] [2] The specific name dunni honors Emmett Reid Dunn, a prominent American herpetologist. [3] Common name Dunn's caecilian has been coined for it. [1] [2] [3]
Caecilia dunni live subterraneanously in submontane forests. Deforestation is a potential threat to this little known species. [1]