| Praslinia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Grandisoniidae |
| Genus: | Praslinia Boulenger, 1909 |
| Species: | P. cooperi
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| Binomial name | |
| Praslinia cooperi Boulenger, 1909
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Praslinia cooperi, or Cooper's black caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae.[2][3] It is monotypic in the genus Praslinia. It is found on Mahé and Silhouette Islands in the Seychelles. An old reported sighting on its namesake Praslin is not known to be correct.
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Praslinia cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T59590A20480391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T59590A20480391.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Praslinia cooperi Boulenger, 1909". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Praslinia cooperi". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 17 March 2022.