Schistometopum
| Schistometopum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Dermophiidae |
| Genus: | Schistometopum Parker, 1941 |
| Species | |
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Schistometopum is a genus of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. 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
- "Amphibian Species of the World 5.3 - Caeciliidae". Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- John Measey, Robert Drewes, Mark Wilkinson, Simon Loader (2004). 'Schistometopum thomense'. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
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