Caecilia nigricans
| Caecilia nigricans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Caecilia |
| Species: | C. nigricans |
| Binomial name | |
| Caecilia nigricans Boulenger, 1902 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Caecilia intermedia Boulenger, 1913 Caecilia palmeri Boulenger, 1913 | |
Caecilia nigricans is a species of amphibian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Blue, blind and defenseless, this worm-eating 'snake' is trying to burrow below the litter on Wildsumac Reserve, Ecuador.
References
- Lynch, J., Renjifo, J.M., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Solís, F., Ibáñez, R., Jaramillo, C., Fuenmayor, Q. & Wilkinson, M. 2004. Caecilia nigricans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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