Luetkenotyphlus Taylor, 1968

Wilkinson, Mark, Mauro, Diego San, Sherratt, Emma & Gower, David J., 2011, A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), Zootaxa 2874, pp. 41-64 : 56

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3. Luetkenotyphlus Taylor, 1968

Type species: Siphonops brasiliensis Lütken, 1852 by original designation and monotypy. Diagnosis: The only siphonopids with short premaxillary-maxillary tooth series (not extending posterior to the choanae), no secondary annuli or scales, and eyes not covered by bone. Distribution: Brazil.

Content: One species ( brasiliensis ).

References

Taylor, E. H. (1968) The caecilians of the World. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Amphibia
Order	Gymnophiona
Family	Caeciliidae
Genus	Luetkenotyphlus

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