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Rhinatrema bivittatum (Two-lined caecilian)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhinatrematidae

Taxonomy
Rhinatrema bivittatum was named by Guerin-Meneville (1838). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Rhinatrema bivittatum Guerin-Meneville
1996Rhinatrema bivittatum Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—GymnophionomorphaMarjanović and Laurin 2008
orderGymnophionaRafinesque 1814
—Apoda(Oppel 1810)
familyRhinatrematidae
genusRhinatremaDumeril and Bibron 1841
speciesbivittatumGuerin-Meneville 1838

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rhinatrema bivittatum Guerin-Meneville 1838 [Two-lined caecilian]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available