Caecilia flavopunctata

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Caecilia flavopunctata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species:
C. flavopunctata
Binomial name
Caecilia flavopunctata
Roze & Solano, 1963

Caecilia flavopunctata is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Caecilia flavopunctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T59513A109541736. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59513A109541736.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.