Banded caecilian
| Banded caecilian | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Scolecomorphidae |
| Genus: | Scolecomorphus |
| Species: | S. vittatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolecomorphus vittatus (Boulenger, 1895) | |
The banded caecilian, Scolecomorphus vittatus, is a species of caecilian in the Scolecomorphidae family, endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.[1]
This caecilian is considered a member of the Caeciliidae family by Frost.[2]
References
- ↑ Loader, S., Howell, K., Gower, D. & Measey, J. 2004. Scolecomorphus vittatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
- ↑ Frost et al, the amphibian tree of life, 2006