Chthonerpeton viviparum

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: Caeciliidae
Subfamilia: Typhlonectinae
Genus: Chthonerpeton
Species: Chthonerpeton viviparum

Name

Chthonerpeton viviparum Parker & Wettstein, 1929: 594

• Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.13.84 (formerly 1907.8.28.1), adult ♀, obtained by V. Frič, at some time prior to 1907.
• Type locality: “Santa Catharina, Brazil”.

References

Primary references

• Parker, H.W. & Wettstein, O. 1929. A new caecilian from S. Brazil. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10 4(24): 594–596. DOI: 10.1080/00222932908673102 Reference page. 

Links

• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Chthonerpeton viviparum . Accessed on 13 June 2022.
• Measey, J., Wilkinson, M., Silvano, D. & Garcia, P. 2004. IUCN: Chthonerpeton viviparum  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59541A11960849. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59541A11960849.en. Accessed on 13 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Santa Catarina Caecilian