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Makumuno Assumbo caecilian

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Makumuno Assumbo caecilian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Idiocranium
Parker, 1936
Species:
I. russeli
Binomial name
Idiocranium russeli
Parker, 1936

The Makumunu Assumbo caecilian (Idiocranium russeli) is a species of African caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae.[1][2][3] It is one of the smallest of caecilians, and is found in Cameroon. It is monotypic in the genus Idiocranium.

References

  1. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Idiocranium russeli Parker, 1936". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Idiocranium russeli". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ Wake, Marvalee H. (2005). "The morphology of Idiocranium russeli (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), with comments on miniaturization through heterochrony". Journal of Morphology. 189 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1002/jmor.1051890102.