*** Welcome to piglix ***

Rhinatrema

Rhinatrema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Family: Rhinatrematidae
Genus: Rhinatrema
Duméril and Bibron, 1841
Type species
Caecilia bivittata
Guérin-Méneville, 1838

Rhinatrema is a genus of caecilians in the family Rhinatrematidae. Their common name is two-lined caecilians. The genus is known from the Guyanas (Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname) and adjacent Brazil.

Rhinatrema are primitive caecilians that have a true tail. They are oviparous.

Until recently, the two-lined caecilian (R. bivittatum) was the only species in the genus Rhinatrema. However, in 2010, two new species were described. The genus contains now three species:


...
Wikipedia

...