Potamotyphlus kaupii
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Potamotyphlus kaupii (also known as Kaup's caecilian) is a species of amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae. It is monotypic within the genus Potamotyphlus. It is found widely in the Amazon Basin and the Guianas in South America,[1] and is known to occur in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Bolivia.[2] It is an entirely aquatic species and typically ranges between Script error: No such module "convert". in length.[3]
Their most common causes of death are dermatitis and skin lesions. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, can also threaten them, as it does to many other amphibian biodiversity all over the world.[4]
References
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- ↑ Oliveira; Meneghell; Messias; Gomes; and Coragem (2012). First Record of Potomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) for the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 5: 155–156
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- ↑ Vitt, L.J.; and Caldwell, J.P. (2013). Herpetology, Fourth Edition: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 453. Template:ISBN
- ↑ Flach, E. J., et al. Postmortem Findings in Eight Species of Captive Caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) Over a Ten-Year Period. 50 Vol. Lawrence, Kan. : American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 2020. Web.
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