Grandisonia sechellensis

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: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Grandisonia
Species: Grandisonia sechellensis

Name

Grandisonia sechellensis (Boulenger, 1911)

Type locality: "Mahé: Cascade...; W. side of Mt. Seychellois, 1200 ft.", "Silhouette: Mare aux Cochons, 1400 ft.", and "Praslin", Seychelles.

Holotype: BM 1946.1.23.5, 1946.9.5.26.30, 1946.9.5.44,45,49,31.

Synonyms

• Dermophis sechellensis Boulenger, 1911
• Dermophis flaviventer Ahl, 1926
• Grandisonia sechellensis — Taylor, 1968

References

• Boulenger, 1911, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Ser. 2, 14: 376.
• Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 762.
• 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. Grandisonia sechellensis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Grandisonia sechellensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Grandisonia sechellensis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 12 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Seychelles Caecilian