Makumuno Assumbo caecilian

Makumuno Assumbo caecilian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Family: Indotyphlidae
Genus: Idiocranium
Species: I. russeli
Binomial name
Idiocranium russeli
Parker, 1936

The Makumunu Assumbo caecilian, Idiocranium russeli, is a species of African caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae. It is one of the smallest of caecilians, and is found in Cameroon. It is monotypic in the genus Idiocranium.

References

  • Wake, Marvalee H. (2005). "The morphology of Idiocranium russeli (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), with comments on miniaturization through heterochrony". Journal of Morphology. 189 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1002/jmor.1051890102.


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