Aleku caecilian
| Aleku caecilian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Indotyphlidae |
| Genus: | Sylvacaecilia |
| Species: | S. grandisonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvacaecilia grandisonae (Taylor, 1970) | |
The Aleku caecilian, Sylvacaecilia grandisonae, is a species of amphibian in the Indotyphlidae family, endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs.
References
- Largen, M., Loader, S. & Wilkinson, M. 2004. Sylvacaecilia grandisonae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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