Biology:Frigate Island caecilian
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Frigate Island caecilian | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Grandisoniidae |
| Genus: | Hypogeophis |
| Species: | H. rostratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypogeophis rostratus (Cuvier, 1829)
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The Frigate Island caecilian (Hypogeophis rostratus) is a species of amphibians in the family Indotyphlidae, endemic to Seychelles, where it is the most widespread caecilian species. It is found on all the islands with amphibians, namely Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, Ste. Anne, Curieuse, La Digue, Cerf, and Frégate.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Hypogeophis rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T59566A21008675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T59566A21008675.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59566/21008675. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Himstedt, Werner (2000). "Caecilian Ecology". in Hofrichter, Robert. Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts. New York: Firefly. pp. 186–190. ISBN 1-55209-541-X. https://archive.org/details/amphibiansworldo0000unse/page/186.
Wikidata ☰ Q691600 entry
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