Herpele squalostoma

Herpele squalostoma
Female (36 cm (14 in) long) with young
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Herpelidae
Genus: Herpele
Species:
H. squalostoma
Binomial name
Herpele squalostoma
(Stuchbury, 1836)
Synonyms[3]

Caecilia squalostoma Stutchbury, 1836[2]

Herpele squalostoma is a species of caecilian in the family Herpelidae. It is also known by the common name Congo caecilian.[3] It is found in Central and extreme easternmost West Africa (southeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, western Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea (including Bioko), Gabon, Republic of the Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, and possibly the Cabinda Province of Angola).[1][3]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Herpele squalostoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T59565A16958011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59565A16958011.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stutchbury 1837 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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