Scolecomorphus kirkii

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: Scolecomorphinae
Genus: Scolecomorphus
Species: Scolecomorphus kirkii

Name

Scolecomorphus kirkii Boulenger, 1883

Type locality: "East Africa... probably from the vicinity of Lake Tanganyika".

Holotype: BM 1946.9.5.5.58.

Synonyms

• Scolecomorphus Kirkii Boulenger, 1883
• Scolecomorphus convexus Taylor, 1968
• Scolecomorphus kirkii kirkii — Stevens, 1974

References

• Boulenger, 1883, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 5, 11: 48.
• Stevens, 1974, Arnoldia, Zimbabwe, 6: 5.
• 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. Scolecomorphus kirkii
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Scolecomorphus kirkii. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Scolecomorphus kirkii  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 13 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Lake Tanganyika Caecilian