Lake Tanganyika caecilian
| Lake Tanganyika caecilian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Scolecomorphidae |
| Genus: | Scolecomorphus |
| Species: | S. kirkii |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolecomorphus kirkii Boulenger, 1883 | |
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| Scolecomorphus kirkii range | |
The Lake Tanganyika caecilian, Scolecomorphus kirkii, is a species of caecilian in the Scolecomorphidae family found in Malawi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forests.
References
- Loader, S., Mazibuko, L. & Wilkinson, M. 2004. Scolecomorphus kirkii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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