Schistometopum
Sign in to saveSchistometopum is a genus of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. S. thomense is only known from two islands in the Bight of Benin, but has been reported from "Upper Zaïre". This likely refers to an undiscovered third species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderGymnophiona
- FamilyDermophiidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- Family
- Caeciliidae
- Collections
- UMMZ, USNM, UTA, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Sao Tome / Principe, Kenya, Sao Tome And Principe
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dermophiidae
- Image
- Schistometopum thomense 96192876.jpg
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- Schistometopum
- taxon name
- Schistometopum
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Schistometopum
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Schistometopum is a genus of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. S. thomense is only known from two islands in the Bight of Benin, but has been reported from "Upper Zaïre". This likely refers to an undiscovered third species.
== Species == {|style="text-align:left; border:1px solid #999999; width: 65%" |-style="background:#CCCC99; text-align: center; " !style="width: 30%; "| Binomial name and author!!style="width: 40%; "|Common name |- |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Schistometopum gregorii || Witu caecilian, mud-dwelling caecilian, flood-plain-dwelling caecilian |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Schistometopum thomense || São Tomé caecilian, Sao Tome caecilian, São Thomé caecilian, Aqua Ize caecilian, island caecilian, cobra bobo |- |}
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