Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Siphonopidae |
Genus: | Luetkenotyphlus |
Species: | L. brasiliensis
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Binomial name | |
Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis (Lütken, 1851)
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Synonyms | |
Siphonops brasiliensis Lütken, 1851 |
Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis, the São Paulo caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae.[2] It is found in Misiones Province in northern Argentina and northwards to São Paulo state in Brazil; it likely occurs in adjacent Paraguay.[2]
Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis is a poorly known species. It probably inhabits forest, but it has also been found in urban gardens. This suggests that it is somewhat adaptable species.[1]