Epicrionops parkeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Rhinatrematidae |
Genus: | Epicrionops |
Species: | E. parkeri |
Binomial name | |
Epicrionops parkeri (Dunn, 1942) | |
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