Schistometopum
| Schistometopum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | Dermophiidae |
| Genus: | Schistometopum Parker, 1941 |
| Species | |
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Schistometopum is a genus of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae.[1] S. thomense is only known from two islands in the Bight of Benin, but has been reported from "Upper Zaïre". This likely refers to an undiscovered third species.
Species
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Schistometopum gregorii (Boulenger, 1895) | Witu caecilian, mud-dwelling caecilian, flood-plain-dwelling caecilian |
| Schistometopum thomense (Bocage, 1873) | São Tomé caecilian, Sao Tome caecilian, São Thomé caecilian, Aqua Ize caecilian, island caecilian, cobra bobo |
References
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Schistometopum Parker, 1941". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- John Measey; Robert Drewes; Mark Wilkinson; Simon Loader (2004). "'Schistometopum thomense'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
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