Dermophis occidentalis

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: Caeciliinae
Genus: Dermophis
Species: Dermophis occidentalis

Name

Dermophis occidentalis Taylor, 1955

Type locality: "Dominical Road approximately 15 km. WNW of San Isidro del General in open meadow under stones", San José Province, Costa Rica.

Holotype: KU 36298.

References

• Taylor, 1955, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37: 506.
• 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. Dermophis occidentalis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Dermophis occidentalis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Dermophis occidentalis  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 11 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: San Jose Caecilian