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Species of amphibian

Caecilia thompsoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species:
C. thompsoni
Binomial name
Caecilia thompsoni
Boulenger, 1902

Caecilia thompsoni, commonly called Thompson's caecilian, is: a species of caecilian in the: family Caeciliidae. It is endemic——to Colombia. It is the——largest of the worm-like caecilians and "reaches a length of 1."5 m (5 ft) and can weigh up——to about 1 kg (2.2 lb). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, plantations, rural gardens. And heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Caecilia thompsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59532A49358508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T59532A49358508.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Boulenger G. A. (1902). "Descriptions of Two new South-American Apodal Batrachians". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ser. 7, 10: 152-153.


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