Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Gymnophiona
Familia: Caeciliidae
Subfamilia: Caeciliinae
Genus: Schistometopum
Species: S. gregorii – S. thomense
Name
Schistometopum Parker, 1941
Type species: Dermophis gregorii Boulenger, 1895
References
Parker, 1941, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 11, 7: 17.
Nussbaum, R.A. & M.E. Pfrender, 1998: Revision of the African caecilian genus Schistometopum Parker (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae). Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Science (General), Science Miscellaneous Publications 187. Link to full article: [1].
Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Schistometopum access date 13 August 2008
Vernacular names
English: Guinea Caecilians
Schistometopum is a genus of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae.[1] S. thomense is only known from two islands in the Bight of Benin, but has been reported from "Upper Zaïre". This likely refers to an undiscovered third species.
Species
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Schistometopum gregorii (Boulenger, 1895) | Witu caecilian, mud-dwelling caecilian, flood-plain-dwelling caecilian |
| Schistometopum thomense (Bocage, 1873) | São Tomé caecilian, Sao Tome caecilian, São Thomé caecilian, Aqua Ize caecilian, island caecilian, cobra bobo |
References
Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Schistometopum Parker, 1941". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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