Siphonops paulensis

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: Siphonops
Species: Siphonops paulensis

Name

Siphonops paulensis Boettger, 1892

Type locality: "São Paulo, Estado de São Paulo, Brasilien".

Lectotype: SMF 2102.a.

Synonyms

• Siphonops paulensis Boettger, 1892
• Siphonops paulensis paulensis — Sawaya, 1937
• Siphonops paulensis var. maculatus Sawaya, 1937 (doubted)

References

• Boettger, 1892, Kat. Batr. Samml. Mus. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges.: 62.
• Sawaya, 1937, Bol. Fac. Fil. Sci. Letr. Univ. São Paulo, Zool., 1: 240.
• 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. Siphonops paulensis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Siphonops paulensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Siphonops paulensis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 13 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Boettger's Caecilian

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