Caecilia antioquiaensis

Caecilia antioquiaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species: C. antioquiaensis
Binomial name
Caecilia antioquiaensis
Taylor, 1968

Caecilia antioquiaensis (common name: Antioquia caecilian) is a species of amphibian in the Caeciliidae family. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from its type locality in the Cordillera Central in Valdivia, Antioquia.[2] It is a poorly known subterranean species, occurring in humid tropical forest.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lynch, J., Castro, F., Herrera, M.I. & Wilkinson, M. (2004). "Caecilia antioquiaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Caecilia antioquiaensis Taylor, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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