Boulengerula fischeri

Taxonavigation edit

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: Herpelidae
Genus: Boulengerula
Species: Boulengerula fischeri

Name edit

Boulengerula fischeri Nussbaum & Hinkel, 1994: 756.

Type locality: "Forêt de Cyamudongo near Forêt de Nyungwe, 17002000 m, Cyangugu Prefecture, Rwanda".

Holotype: UMMZ 196240.

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Nussbaum, R.A. & Hinkel, H. 1994. Revision of East African Caecilians of the Genera Afrocaecilia Taylor and Boulengerula Tornier (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliaidae). Copeia 1994(3): 750–760. DOI: 10.2307/1447192   Reference page
  • Gower, D.J. et al. 2011: The systematics of Boulengerula fischeri (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa, 2767: 14–24. Preview
  • Measey, G.J. et al. 2011: Rediscovery of Boulengerula fischeri, with notes on its morphology and habitat. African journal of herpetology, 60(1): 47–59. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2011.564659

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Vernacular names edit

English: Fischer's African Caecilian