Siphonops leucoderus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Siphonopidae
Genus: Siphonops
Species: Siphonops leucoderus

Name

Siphonops leucoderus Taylor, 1968

Type locality: "'Bahia, Brasil'... presumably... the city Baía or Bahia, now named Salvador on recent maps, in the state of Bahia, eastern Brasil".

Holotype: NHMW 9163.

References

• Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 573.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Siphonops leucoderus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Siphonops leucoderus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Siphonops leucoderus  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 13 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Salvador Caecilian