Chthonerpeton exile
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Chthonerpeton exile is a species of caecilian in the family Typhlonectidae. It is endemic to Brazil, and only known from its imprecise type locality "Bahia".[1][3] Only one specimen is known[1] and now lost.[3] The specific name exile, form Latin exilis, refers to the "relatively slender, delicate shape of the body and head."[2] The common name Bahia caecilian has been coined for this species.[1][3]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Typhlonectidae |
Genus: | Chthonerpeton |
Species: | C. exile |
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