Rhinatrema

Rhinatrema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Family: Rhinatrematidae
Genus: Rhinatrema
Duméril and Bibron, 1841
Type species
Caecilia bivittata
Guérin-Méneville, 1838

Rhinatrema is a genus of caecilians in the family Rhinatrematidae.[1][2] Their common name is two-lined caecilians. The genus is known from the Guyanas (Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname) and adjacent Brazil.[1]

Rhinatrema are primitive caecilians that have a true tail. They are oviparous.[3]

Until recently, the two-lined caecilian (R. bivittatum) was the only species in the genus Rhinatrema. However, in 2010, two new species were described. The genus contains now three species:[1][2]

Binomial name and authorDistribution Status
Rhinatrema bivittatum (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil Least Concern[4]
Rhinatrema ron Wilkinson and Gower, 2010 Brazil Not evaluated
Rhinatrema shiv Gower, Wilkinson, Sherratt, and Kok, 2010 Guyana Not evaluated

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhinatrema Duméril and Bibron, 1841". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Rhinatrematidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 449.
  4. Gaucher, P., MacCulloch, R. & Wilkinson, M. 2004. Rhinatrema bivittatum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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