RHINATREMATIDAE

'Rhinatrematidae' is the family of 'neotropical tailed caecilians' or 'beaked caecilians'. Members of the family are found in the equatorial countries of South America.

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Taxonomy

References

Taxonomy

There are nine species in two genera.

★ Genus '''Epicrionops'''

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★ ''Epicrionops bicolor'' - found in Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia.

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★ ''Epicrionops columbianus''

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★ ''Epicrionops lativittatus''

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★ ''Epicrionops marmoratus''

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★ ''Epicrionops niger''

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★ ''Epicrionops parkeri''

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★ ''Epicrionops peruvianus''

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★ ''Epicrionops petersi''

★ Genus '''Rhinatrema'''

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★ ''Rhinatrema bivittatum''

References

★ Nussbaum, Ronald A. and Mark Wilkinson (1989). "On the Classification and Phylogeny of Caecilians." Herpetological Monographs, (3), 1-42

★ Phylogeny of caecilian amphibians (Gymnophiona) based on complete mitochondrial genomes and nuclear RAG1, , Diego, San Mauro, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2004

★ Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea, , Diego, San Mauro, American Naturalist, 2005

★ Frost, Darrel R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0 (22 August, 2004). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA

★ AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2004. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. Retrieved 26 August 2004