Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis, the São Paulo caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae.[2] It is found in Misiones Province in northern Argentina and northwards to São Paulo state in Brazil; it likely occurs in adjacent Paraguay.[2]
| Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Siphonopidae |
| Genus: | Luetkenotyphlus |
| Species: | L. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis (Lütken, 1851)
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| Synonyms | |
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Siphonops brasiliensis Lütken, 1851 | |
Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis is a poorly known species. It probably inhabits forest, but it has also been found in urban gardens. This suggests that it is somewhat adaptable species.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Débora Silvano, Paulo Garcia, Magno Vicente Segalla, Julian Faivovich, John Measey, Mark Wilkinson (2004). "Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59569A11964201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59569A11964201.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis (Lütken, 1851)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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