Brasilotyphlus braziliensis

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: Brasilotyphlus
Species: Brasilotyphlus braziliensis

Name

Brasilotyphlus braziliensis (Dunn, 1945)

Type locality: "Manaos, [Amazonas,] Brazil".

Holotype: AMNH 51751.

Synonyms

• Gymnopis braziliensis Dunn, 1945
• Brasilotyphlus braziliensis — Taylor, 1968

References

• Dunn, 1945, Am. Mus. Novit., 1278: 1.
• Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 342.
• 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. Brasilotyphlus braziliensis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Brasilotyphlus braziliensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Brasilotyphlus braziliensis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 11 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian Caecilian