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Caecilia antioquiaensis

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Caecilia antioquiaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species:
C. antioquiaensis
Binomial name
Caecilia antioquiaensis
Taylor, 1968

Caecilia antioquiaensis, the Antioquia caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae.

It is endemic to Colombia and only known from its type locality in the Cordillera Central in Valdivia, Antioquia.[2]

It is a poorly known subterranean species, usually occurring in humid tropical forests.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Caecilia antioquiaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59503A49346668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T59503A49346668.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Caecilia antioquiaensis Taylor, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 June 2014.