Epicrionops columbianus

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: Rhinatrematidae
Genus: Epicrionops
Species: Epicrionops columbianus

Name

Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1941)

• Holotype: NHRM 19.
• Type locality: “La Costa El Tambo, Prov. Cauca, Colombia... 1000 m ü M”.

Combinations

• Rhinatrema columbianum Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939: 1 [original combination]
• Epicrionops columbianus — Taylor, 1968: 202 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Rendahl, H. & Vestergren, G. 1939. Rhinatrema columbianum ein neuer Schleichenlurch aus Colombia. Arkiv för Zoologi 31A(3): 1–5. Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1968. The Caecilians of the World: A Taxonomic Review. University of Kansas Press: Lawrence, Kansas. vii + 848 pp. Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2019. IUCN: Epicrionops columbianus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T59640A85905327. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T59640A85905327.en. Accessed on 08 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: El Tambo Caecilian