Chthonerpeton noctinectes

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 Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Caeciliidae
Subfamilia: Typhlonectinae
Genus: Chthonerpeton
Species: Chthonerpeton noctinectes

Name

Chthonerpeton noctinectes Silva, Britto-Pereira & Caramaschi, 2003: 4

• Holotype: MNRJ 10581, adult ♂, collected by Hélio Ricardo da Silva, Mônica Cox de Britto Pereira and Hussam Zaher in February 1989.
• Type locality: “Sítio (11°50′S, 37°35′W, at sea level), Municipality of Conde, State of Bahia, Brazil”.

References

Primary references

• Silva, H.R., Britto-Pereira, M.C. & Caramaschi, U. 2003. A new species of Chthonerpeton (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) from Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 381(1): 1–11. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.381.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group & Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna. 2023. IUCN: Chthonerpeton noctinectes  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T59538A172233023. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T59538A172233023.en. Accessed on 08 December 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Sitio Caecilian