Nectocaecilia

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Nectocaecilia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Typhlonectidae
Genus: Nectocaecilia
Taylor, 1968
Species:
N. petersii
Binomial name
Nectocaecilia petersii
(Boulenger, 1882)
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Nectocaecilia petersii is a species of semiaquatic amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Nectocaecilia.[ citation needed ] This species is found in Venezuela and Brazil, and possibly Colombia and Peru. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers, where it tends to live by the banks of streams. It lives in eel burrows and the roots of floating vegetation. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss. This species has a number of distinct traits that illustrate that it is a burrowing vertebrate, including its very small eyes and long, thin body.

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References

  1. Abraham Mijares, Enrique La Marca, Mark Wilkinson (2004). "Nectocaecilia petersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T59577A11952241. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59577A11952241.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 Fraga, Rafael de; Santos-Jr, Alfredo P.; Souza, Erika; Kawashita-Ribeiro, Ricardo A.; Ribeiro, Síria; Maciel, Adriano O. (2018-12-18). "Notes on the poorly known caecilian Nectocaecilia petersii (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) of the Brazilian Amazon". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology. 17 (2): 289–293. doi: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v17i2p289-293 . ISSN   2316-9079.