Epicrionops columbianus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Rhinatrematidae |
Genus: | Epicrionops |
Species: | E. columbianus
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Binomial name | |
Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939)
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Synonyms | |
Rhinatrema columbianum Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939 |
Epicrionops columbianus, the El Tambo caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Rhinatrematidae endemic to Colombia. It is known from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in Cauca and Chocó Departments.[2][3]
The species' natural habitats are montane forests where it occurs underground or among fallen leaves. Specific threats to it are unknown.[1]