El Tambo caecilian
El Tambo caecilian | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Family: | Rhinatrematidae |
Genus: | Epicrionops |
Species: | E. columbianus |
Binomial name | |
Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939) | |
Synonyms | |
Rhinatrema columbianum Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939 |
The El Tambo caecilian, Epicrionops columbianus, is a species of caecilian in the Rhinatrematidae family endemic to Colombia. It is known from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in Cauca and Chocó Departments.[2][3]
The species' natural habitats are montane forests where it occurs underground or among fallen leaves. Specific threats to it are unknown.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Castro, F., Herrera, M.I., Lynch, J. & Wilkinson, M. (2004). "Epicrionops columbianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.