Biology:Caecilia dunni

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Caecilia dunni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species:
C. dunni
Binomial name
Caecilia dunni
Hershkovitz, 1938
Synonyms[2]

Caecilia intermedia Boulenger, 1913 — tentative

Caecilia dunni is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from the Amazon basin in Napo and Pastaza Provinces.[1][2] The specific name dunni honors Emmett Reid Dunn, a prominent American herpetologist.[3] Common name Dunn's caecilian has been coined for it.[1][2][3]

Caecilia dunni live subterraneanously in submontane forests. Deforestation is a potential threat to this little known species.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Caecilia dunni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T59512A98408180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T59512A98408180.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59512/98408180. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Caecilia dunni Hershkovitz, 1938". 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/Caeciliidae/Caecilia/Caecilia-dunni. Retrieved 30 March 2018. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA60. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2237293 entry