Kingdom Animalia Family Rhinatrematidae Higher classification Rhinatrema | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Rhinatrema bivittatum Rank Species | |
Genus Rhinatrema
Duméril and Bibron, 1841 Similar Rhinatrematidae, Scolecomorphidae, Microcaecilia, Gymnopis, Uraeotyphlidae | ||
Rhinatrema bivittatum
Rhinatrema is a genus of caecilians in the family Rhinatrematidae. Their common name is two-lined caecilians. The genus is known from the Guyanas (Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname) and adjacent Brazil.
Rhinatrema are primitive caecilians that have a true tail. They are oviparous.
Until recently, the two-lined caecilian (R. bivittatum) was the only species in the genus Rhinatrema. However, in 2010, two new species were described. The genus contains now three species:
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