El Tambo caecilian

El Tambo caecilian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Clade:Gymnophiona
Family:Rhinatrematidae
Genus:Epicrionops
Species: E. columbianus
Binomial name
Epicrionops columbianus
(Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939)
Synonyms

Rhinatrema columbianum Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939

The El Tambo caecilian, Epicrionops columbianus, is a species of caecilian in the Rhinatrematidae family endemic to Colombia. It is known from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in Cauca and Chocó Departments.[2][3]

The species' natural habitats are montane forests where it occurs underground or among fallen leaves. Specific threats to it are unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Castro, F.; Herrera, M.I.; Lynch, J. & Wilkinson, M. (2004). "Epicrionops columbianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59640A11974906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59640A11974906.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.


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