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Caecilia subterminalis
family: Caeciliidae

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Ecuador
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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 the non-specific type locality of "Ecuador" (Taylor 1968).

Habitat and Ecology

There is no information on its habitat and ecological preferences, although it is presumably a subterranean species.

Population

There is no information on the population 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

Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Ana Almendáriz, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Caecilia subterminalis. In: IUCN 2012

 

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