Epicrionops petersi, or Peters' caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Rhinatrematidae found in Ecuador, Peru, possibly Brazil, and possibly Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Rhinatrematidae |
Genus: | Epicrionops |
Species: | E. petersi
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Binomial name | |
Epicrionops petersi Taylor, 1968
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Epicrionops petersi range |
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Epicrionops petersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T59646A89214589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59646A89214589.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.