Schistometopum

Schistometopum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Clade:Gymnophiona
Family:Dermophiidae
Genus:Schistometopum
Parker, 1941
Species

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Schistometopum is a genus of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae.[1] S. thomense is only known from two islands in the Bight of Benin, but has been reported from "Upper Zaïre". This likely refers to an undiscovered third species.

Species

Binomial name and authorCommon name
Schistometopum gregorii (Boulenger, 1895)Witu caecilian, mud-dwelling caecilian, flood-plain-dwelling caecilian
Schistometopum thomense (Bocage, 1873)São Tomé caecilian, Sao Tome caecilian, São Thomé caecilian, Aqua Ize caecilian, island caecilian, cobra bobo

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Schistometopum Parker, 1941". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  • John Measey; Robert Drewes; Mark Wilkinson; Simon Loader (2004). "Schistometopum thomense". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59592A11956981. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59592A11956981.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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