Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis

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: Luetkenotyphlus
Species: Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis

Name

Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis (Lütken, 1851)

Type locality: São Paulo, Brazil.

Holotype: ZMUC 11 RO-237.

Synonyms

• Siphonops brasiliensis Lütken, 1851
• Dermophis brasiliensis — Peters, 1880
• Siphonops confusionis Taylor, 1968
• Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis — Taylor, 1968

References

• Lütken, 1851, Vidensk. Medd. Dansk Naturhist. Foren., 1851: 52.
• Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 588.
• 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. Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 12 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Sao Paulo Caecilian