Boulengerula uluguruensis

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Boulengerula uluguruensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Herpelidae
Genus: Boulengerula
Species:
B. uluguruensis
Binomial name
Boulengerula uluguruensis

Boulengerula uluguruensis, the Uluguru pink caecilian or Uluguru African caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Tanzania where it is found in the Nguu, Nguru, and Uluguru Mountains. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Boulengerula uluguruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59499A16944273. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59499A16944273.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Boulengerula uluguruensis Barbour and Loveridge, 1928". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 July 2013.