| Chthonerpeton viviparum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Typhlonectidae |
| Genus: | Chthonerpeton |
| Species: | C. viviparum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chthonerpeton viviparum Parker and Wettstein, 1929 | |
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Chthonerpeton viviparum is a species of caecilian in the family Typhlonectidae. It is endemic to southern Brazil and only known from the vicinity of Joinville, in the eastern Santa Catarina State. The common name Santa Catarina caecilian has been coined for it.
Chthonerpeton viviparum is an aquatic species living in standing bodies of water. However, its ecology is poorly known. It might be threatened by water pollution from agricultural and industrial sources.
References
- ^ John Measey, Mark Wilkinson, Débora Silvano, Paulo Garcia (2004). "Chthonerpeton viviparum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59541A11960849. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59541A11960849.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Chthonerpeton viviparum Parker and Wettstein, 1929". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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| Chthonerpeton viviparum |
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