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