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First record of the Normandia Caecilian Caecilia crassisquama Taylor, 1968 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Peru

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We report the first record of Caecilia crassisquama Taylor, 1986 (Caeciliidae) in the Central Cordillera of the Andes, Peru. A single individual was found at the Tabaconas Namballe National Sanctuary, Cajamarca department, Northern Peru. The specimen was collected in a montane forest at an altitude of approximately 1,990 m. It was identified mainly by the count of primary grooves, the absence of secondary grooves, and other morphological characters. This represents the southernmost record for the species at 345.5 km from the type locality in Ecuador. We also present the coloration in life of the species. Our record increases the number of Caecilia species known in Peru to seven.

Source: Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais

DOI: 10.46357/bcnaturais.v20i2.922

Authors: Juan Carlos Cusi Martinez, Francis I. Vargas, Victor J. Vargas, Pedro Peloso, Adriano O. Maciel

Institutions: National University of San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural, California State Polytechnic University, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

Language: English

Topic: Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Institut National Du Cancer, Russian Science Foundation, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, California State University Channel Islands

OpenAlex ID: W4413953466

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