Caecilia orientalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species: Caecilia orientalis

Name

Caecilia orientalis Taylor, 1968

Holotype: USNM 159789 (formerly JAP 4688).

Type locality: “La Bonita, Napo-Pastaza Prov., Ecuador, elevation 6300 ft.”

References

• Taylor 1968, Caecilians of the World: 417.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Caecilia orientalis Reference page. 
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Caecilia orientalis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Caecilia orientalis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 11 August 2008.

Vernacular names

• English: La Bonita Caecilian