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Peters' caecilian

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Gymnophiona

Genus
  
Epicrionops

Higher classification
  
Epicrionops

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Rhinatrematidae

Scientific name
  
Epicrionops petersi

Rank
  
Species

Peters' caecilian

Similar
  
Two‑coloured caecilian, Rhinatrematidae, Scolecomorphidae, Uraeotyphlidae, Microcaecilia

Peters' caecilian, Epicrionops petersi, is a species of caecilian in the Rhinatrematidae family found in Ecuador, Peru, possibly Brazil, and possibly Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers.

References

Peters' caecilian Wikipedia