Biology:Microcaecilia rabei

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Microcaecilia rabei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Siphonopidae
Genus: Microcaecilia
Species:
M. rabei
Binomial name
Microcaecilia rabei
(Roze and Solano, 1963)
Synonyms

Gymnopis rabei Roze and Solano, 1963

Microcaecilia rabei is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae.[1][2] It is known from Suriname and the Bolívar State in eastern Venezuela; it is likely to occur in intervening Guyana and adjacent Brazil .[2]

Microcaecilia rabei is a subterranean species living in tropical moist environments, especially lowland rainforests. There are also records from secondary habitats. It is unlikely to be facing any significant threats, although mining could be a localized threat.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Microcaecilia rabei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59571A109541843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59571A109541843.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59571/109541843. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Microcaecilia rabei (Roze and Solano, 1963)". 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/Siphonopidae/Microcaecilia/Microcaecilia-rabei. Retrieved 13 March 2016. 

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