Biology:Mimosiphonops

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Mimosiphonops
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Siphonopidae
Genus: Mimosiphonops
Taylor, 1968
Type species
Mimosiphonops vermiculatus
Taylor, 1968
Synonyms[1]

Pseudosiphonops Taylor, 1968

Mimosiphonops is a genus of caecilians in the family Siphonopidae.[1][2] The genus is definitely known only from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . They are sometimes known as the worm patterned caecilians.[1]

Description

The genus is known from few specimens only; these measure between 186 and 290 mm (7.3 and 11.4 in) in total length. There are 83–98 vertebrae and 74–88 primary annuli, with the smallest value in both cases pertaining to Mimosiphonops reinhardti that is known from a single specimen. The eyes are not covered by bone. No scales nor secondary annuli are present. The primary annuli and nuchal collars and grooves are clearly marked with a white border.[3]

Species

There are two recognized species:[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Mimosiphonops Taylor, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Siphonopidae/Mimosiphonops. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Siphonopidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2021. http://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Siphonopidae.shtml. 
  3. Wilkinson, M.; Nussbaum, R.A. (1992). "Taxonomic status of Pseudosiphonops ptychodermis Taylor and Mimosiphonops vermiculatus Taylor (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliaidae) with description of a new species". Journal of Natural History 26 (3): 675–688. doi:10.1080/00222939200770421. http://bmnh.org/PDFs/MW_92_JNH.pdf. 

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