Caecilia antioquiaensis

Caecilia antioquiaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species: C. antioquiaensis
Binomial name
Caecilia antioquiaensis
Taylor, 1968

Caecilia antioquiaensis (common name: Antioquia caecilian) is a species of amphibian in the Caeciliidae family. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from its type locality in the Cordillera Central in Valdivia, Antioquia.[2] It is a poorly known subterranean species, occurring in humid tropical forest.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lynch, J.; Castro, F.; Herrera, M.I. & Wilkinson, M. (2004). "Caecilia antioquiaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Caecilia antioquiaensis Taylor, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 June 2014.


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