Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis
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Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis is a species of caecilian in the family Scolecomorphidae, the tropical or African caecilians. It was discovered in 1997 on Mount Tchabal Mbabo in the Adamawa Plateau, western Cameroon, and described as a new species to science in 2000.[2][3] Three specimens were collected at the type locality, and no individuals have been observed since.[1]
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Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Scolecomorphidae |
Genus: | Crotaphatrema |
Species: | C. tchabalmbaboensis |
Binomial name | |
Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis Lawson, 2000[2] | |
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