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Caecilia armata
family: Caeciliidae

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Brazil
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IUCN (Red List) status: Data Deficient (DD).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

 

Range Description

This species is known only from an unspecified type locality, presumed to be in Brazil.

Habitat and Ecology

It is presumably subterranean, like other members of its genus.

Population

There is no information on the population status of this species.

Population Trend

Unknown

Major Threats

There is no information on threats to this species.

Conservation Actions

It is in need of taxonomic review (Wilkinson pers. comm.).

Taxonomic Notes

The taxonomic status of this species is unclear.

Citation

Ana Carolina Carnaval, Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Caecilia armata. In: IUCN 2012

 

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