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Microcaecilia grandis

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Species of amphibian

Microcaecilia grandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Siphonopidae
Genus: Microcaecilia
Species: M. grandis
Binomial name
Microcaecilia grandis
Wilkinson, Nussbaum & Hoogmoed, 2010

Microcaecilia grandis is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae. It is endemic to Suriname and only known from the Lely Mountains. It measures around 318 mm (12.5 in) in total length, and possesses bicuspid vomeropalatine teeth as well as more than 20 premaxillary-maxillary teeth.

References

  1. ^ Wilkinson, Mark; Nussbaum, Ronald; Hoogmoed, Marinus (2009). "A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophona: Caeciliidae) from Suriname". Herpetologica. 65 (4): 413–418. doi:10.1655/08-030.1. S2CID 54640117. N.b. The actual publication year was 2010.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Microcaecilia grandis Wilkinson, Nussbaum, and Hoogmoed, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Microcaecilia grandis


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