Biology:El Tambo caecilian
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| El Tambo caecilian | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Rhinatrematidae |
| Genus: | Epicrionops |
| Species: | E. columbianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939)
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Rhinatrema columbianum Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939 | |
The El Tambo caecilian, Epicrionops columbianus, is a species of caecilian in the Rhinatrematidae family endemic to Colombia. It is known from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in Cauca and Chocó Departments.[2][3]
The species' natural habitats are montane forests where it occurs underground or among fallen leaves. Specific threats to it are unknown.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Castro, F.; Herrera, M.I.; Lynch, J.; Wilkinson, M. (2004). "Epicrionops columbianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T59640A11974906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59640A11974906.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/59640/0. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Rhinatrematidae/Epicrionops/Epicrionops-columbianus. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. http://www.batrachia.com/orden-gymnophiona/epicrionops-columbianus/. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q2704674 entry
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