The Makumunu Assumbo caecilian (Idiocranium russeli) is a species of African caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae.[1][2][3] It is one of the smallest of caecilians, and is found in Cameroon. It is monotypic in the genus Idiocranium.
Makumuno Assumbo caecilian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Grandisoniidae |
Genus: | Idiocranium Parker, 1936 |
Species: | I. russeli
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Binomial name | |
Idiocranium russeli Parker, 1936
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References
edit- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Idiocranium russeli Parker, 1936". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Idiocranium russeli". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Wake, Marvalee H. (2005). "The morphology of Idiocranium russeli (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), with comments on miniaturization through heterochrony". Journal of Morphology. 189 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1002/jmor.1051890102.