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Black caecilian

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Gymnophiona

Genus
  
Epicrionops

Higher classification
  
Epicrionops

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Rhinatrematidae

Scientific name
  
Epicrionops niger

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Caecilian, Two‑coloured caecilian, Rhinatrematidae, Microcaecilia

Macrophagous gilled larvae praslinia cooperi the black caecilian


The black caecilian, Epicrionops niger, is a species of caecilian in the Rhinatrematidae family found in Guyana, Venezuela, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers.

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Black caecilian Wikipedia