Potamotyphlus kaupii

Potamotyphlus kaupii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Typhlonectidae
Genus:	Potamotyphlus Taylor, 1968
Species:	P. kaupii
Binomial name
Potamotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859)

Potamotyphlus kaupii (also known as Kaup's caecilian) is a species of amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae. It is monotypic within the genus Potamotyphlus. It is found widely in the Amazon Basin and the Guianas in South America, ^[2] and is known to occur in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Bolivia. ^[1] It is an entirely aquatic species and typically ranges between 30 and 60 cm (12–24 in) in length. ^[3]

Their most common causes of death are dermatitis and skin lesions. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis , can also threaten them, as it does to many other amphibian biodiversity all over the world. ^[4]

References

1. Mark Wilkinson; John Measey; Enrique La Marca; Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron & Fernando Castro (2010). "Potamotyphlus kaupii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T59589A11955756. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T59589A11955756.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Oliveira; Meneghell; Messias; Gomes; and Coragem (2012). First Record of Potomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) for the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 5: 155–156
3. Vitt, L.J.; and Caldwell, J.P. (2013). Herpetology, Fourth Edition: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 453. ISBN   978-0-12-386919-7
4. Flach, E. J., et al. Postmortem Findings in Eight Species of Captive Caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) Over a Ten-Year Period. 50 Vol. Lawrence, Kan. : American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 2020. Web.