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Chthonerpeton

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Chthonerpeton

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Chthonerpeton is a genus of semiaquatic caecilian amphibians in the family Typhlonectidae. They occur in South America east of the Andes, with most species occurring along the Brazilian Atlantic coast.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderGymnophiona
  5. FamilyTyphlonectidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded433

Herpetologie Chthonerpeton is een geslacht van wormsalamanders (Gymnophiona) uit de familie waterbewonende wormsalamanders (Typhlonectidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van het geslacht werd in 1880 voorgesteld door Wilhelm Peters. Met de in 2015 benoemde soort Chthonerpeton tremembe worden er negen soorten in het geslacht geplaatst. Van dit geslacht komen uitsluitend vertegenwoordigers voor in delen van Zuid-Amerika, te weten in Argentinië, Brazilië, Ecuador en Uruguay, en vermoedelijk ook in Paraguay.[2] Soorten Chthonerpeton arii Chthonerpeton braestrupi Chthonerpeton exile Chthonerpeton indistinctum Chthonerpeton noctinectes Chthonerpeton onorei Chthonerpeton perissodus Chthonerpeton tremembe Chthonerpeton viviparum Bronvermelding Bronnen (en) Darrel R. Frost, Chthonerpeton. American Museum of Natural History. Geraadpleegd op 13 maart 2016. (en) Amphibia Web, Chthonerpeton. Referenties ↑ Darrel R. Frost ↑ AmphibiaWeb

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
16
Family
Typhlonectidae
Collections
INMA, MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ, MNHN
Recorded in
Brasil, Argentine
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Chthonerpeton is a genus of semiaquatic caecilian amphibians in the family Typhlonectidae. They occur in South America east of the Andes, with most species occurring along the Brazilian Atlantic coast.

With ten currently recognized species, Chthonerpeton is the most speciose genus within Typhlonectidae. Species are characterized by having several diagnostic traits, including small ovate external nares, tentacular apertures located at an intermediate position between the eye and naris, and unroofed tentacular grooves.

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