Potamotyphlus kaupii
Potamotyphlus kaupii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Typhlonectidae |
Genus: | Potamotyphlus Taylor, 1968 |
Species: | P. kaupii
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Binomial name | |
Potamotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859)
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Potamotyphlus kaupii (also known as Kaup's caecilian) is a species of
Amazon Basin and The Guianas in South America.[2] It is an entirely aquatic species and typically ranges between 30 and 60 cm (12–24 in) in length.[3]
Their most common causes of death are dermatitis and skin lesions. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, can also threaten them, as it does to many other amphibian biodiversity all over the world.[4]
References
- . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Oliveira; Meneghell; Messias; Gomes; and Coragem (2012). First Record of Potomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) for the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 5: 155-156
- ISBN 978-0-12-386919-7
- ^ Flach, E. J., et al. Postmortem Findings in Eight Species of Captive Caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) Over a Ten-Year Period. 50 Vol. Lawrence, Kan. : American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 2020. Web.