Praslinia cooperi, or Cooper's black caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae.[2][3] It is monotypic in the genus Praslinia. It is found on Mahé and Silhouette Islands in the Seychelles. An old reported sighting on its namesake Praslin is not known to be correct.

Praslinia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Praslinia
Boulenger, 1909
Species:
P. cooperi
Binomial name
Praslinia cooperi
Boulenger, 1909

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Praslinia cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T59590A20480391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T59590A20480391.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Praslinia cooperi Boulenger, 1909". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Praslinia cooperi". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 17 March 2022.