Chthonerpeton markwilkinsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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 Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Typhlonectidae
Genus: Chthonerpeton
Species: Chthonerpeton markwilkinsoni

Name

Chthonerpeton markwilkinsoni Santos, Pineschi & Zaher, 2025: 562

• Holotype: MZUSP 161064, ♂, collected by R.B. Pineschi on 15 January 2011.
• Type locality: “in a marsh area located between the left bank of the Macacu River and the right bank of the Caceribu River (22°39’59.7”S 42°52’53.9”W, 4 m elevation), close to the municipality of Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”.

References

Primary references

• Santos, R.O., Pineschi, R.B. & Zaher, H. 2025. A new species of Chthonerpeton (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Zootaxa 5728(3): 561–570. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.6 Reference page.