Siphonops paulensis
| Boettger's caecilian | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Siphonops |
| Species: | S. paulensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphonops paulensis Boettger, 1892 | |
The Boettger's caecilian, Siphonops paulensis, is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- Aquino, L., Reichle, S., Colli, G., Scott, N., Faivovich, J., Wilkinson, M. & Measey, J. 2004. Siphonops paulensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.