Hypogeophis rostratus guentheri

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: Hypogeophis
Species: Hypogeophis rostratus
Subspecies: Hypogeophis rostratus guentheri

Name

Hypogeophis rostratus guentheri Boulenger, 1882

Type locality: Frigate Island in the Seychelles.

Holotype: BM 1946.9.6.19.

Synonyms

• Hypogeophis guentheri Boulenger, 1882
• Hypogeophis rostratus guentheri — Taylor, 1968

References

• Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Grad. Batr. Apoda Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 97.
• Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 773.
• 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. Hypogeophis rostratus guentheri

Vernacular names

English: Guenther's Frigate Island Caecilian