Rhinatrema | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Rhinatrematidae |
Genus: |
Rhinatrema Duméril and Bibron, 1841 |
Type species | |
Caecilia bivittata
Guérin-Méneville, 1838
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Rhinatrema is a genus of caecilians in the family Rhinatrematidae. [1] [2] Their common name is two-lined caecilians. The genus is known from the Guyanas ( Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname) and adjacent Brazil. [1] Most Rhinatrema are known to inhabit and live in areas of tropical forests where there is an abundance of dense, dead vegetation matter. [3]
Rhinatrema are primitive caecilians that have a true tail. They are oviparous. [4]
Until recently, the two-lined caecilian (R. bivittatum) was the only species in the genus Rhinatrema. However, in 2010 and 2018, new species were described. The genus now contains now six species: [1] [2]
Binomial name and author | Distribution | Status |
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Rhinatrema bivittatum ( Guérin-Méneville, 1838) | Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil | Least Concern [5] |
Rhinatrema gilbertogili Maciel, Sampaio, Hoogmoed, and Schneider, 2018 | Brazil | Not evaluated |
Rhinatrema nigrum Dunn, 1942 | Guyana, Venezuela, possibly Brazil | Least Concern [6] |
Rhinatrema ron Wilkinson and Gower, 2010 | Brazil | Not evaluated |
Rhinatrema shiv Gower, Wilkinson, Sherratt, and Kok, 2010 | Guyana | Not evaluated |
Rhinatrema uaiuai Maciel, Sampaio, Hoogmoed, and Schneider, 2018 | Brazil | Not evaluated |