Black caecilian

Black caecilian
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Family: Rhinatrematidae
Genus: Epicrionops
Species: E. niger
Binomial name
Epicrionops niger
(Dunn, 1942)

The black caecilian, Epicrionops niger, is a species of caecilian in the Rhinatrematidae family found in Guyana,[1] Venezuela, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers.

References

  1. MacCulloch, R.D. and A. Lathrop (2009). "Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana. Results of the Royal Ontario Museum Ayanganna Expedition 2000". Royal Ontario Museum Science Contributions 4: 1–36.