Boulengerula changamwensis
| Boulengerula changamwensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Boulengerula |
| Species: | B. changamwensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Boulengerula changamwensis Loveridge, 1932 | |
The Changamwe caecilian, Boulengerula changamwensis, is a species of amphibian in the Caeciliidae family. It is found in southern Kenya (Changamwe and the Shimba Hills) and Malawi, and possibly in the intervening Tanzania and Mozambique.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Measey, J., Loader, S. & Mazibuko, L. (2004). "Boulengerula changamwensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Boulengerula changamwensis Loveridge, 1932". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 July 2013.