Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis
| Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Scolecomorphidae |
| Genus: | Crotaphatrema |
| Species: | C. tchabalmbaboensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis Lawson, 2000 | |
Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis is a species of caecilian in the family Scolecomorphidae, the tropical or African caecilians. It was discovered in 1997 on Mount Tchabal Mbabo in western Cameroon, and described to science as a new species in 2000.[1] Three specimens were collected at the type locality, and no individuals have been observed since.[2]
This caecilian, the third species in the genus Crotaphatrema, is differentiated from the others by size, body shape, color pattern, and the lack of grooves on its collars.[1] The species is known only from the northern face of one mountain, where it was collected from forests on steep, sloping terrain.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lawson, D. P. (2000). A new caecilian from Cameroon, Africa (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Scolecomorphidae). Herpetologica 56(1), 77-80.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Loader, S., et al. 2004. Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 05 October 2013.