Chthonerpeton noctinectes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Caeciliidae
Subfamilia: Typhlonectinae
Genus: Chthonerpeton
Species: Chthonerpeton noctinectes

Name

Chthonerpeton noctinectes Silva, Britto-Pereira & Caramaschi, 2003

Type locality: "Sítio (11° 50´ S, 37° 35´ W, at sea level), Municipality of Conde, State of Bahia, Brazil".

Holotype: MNRJ 10581.

References

• Silva, Britto-Pereira, and Caramaschi, 2003, Zootaxa, 381: 4.
• 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. Chthonerpeton noctinectes
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Chthonerpeton noctinectes. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Chthonerpeton noctinectes  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 13 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Sitio Caecilian