Caecilia tentaculata

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Caecilia tentaculata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species:
C. tentaculata
Binomial name
Caecilia tentaculata

Caecilia tentaculata is a species of caecilian (a group of serpentine amphibians) in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It may be located in Bolivia and Guyana as well. It inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and deforested areas. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Enrique La Marca, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fernando Castro, John Lynch, Mark Wilkinson (2004). "Caecilia tentaculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T59530A11958955. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59530A11958955.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)