Siphonops insulanus

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Population

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Amphibia	Gymnophiona	Siphonopidae

Scientific Name:

Siphonops insulanus Ihering, 1911

Common Name(s):

English

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Insular Caecilian

Taxonomic Source(s):

Frost, D.R. 2013. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Electronic Database. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Available at: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html.

Taxonomic Notes:

The taxonomic status of this species is unclear.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Date Assessed:	2004-04-30
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor(s):	Ulisses Caramaschi, Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Mark Wilkinson
Reviewer(s):	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainties as to its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

This species is known from three localities in São Paulo State, Brazil: Victoria, São Sebastião Island, and Ubatuba Municipality. The extent of its occurrence on the mainland is not clear.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Brazil

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Population [top]

Population:

The population status of this species is unknown.

Current Population Trend:

Unknown

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is presumably a subterranean species, living in soil in forest. It is also assumed to be oviparous with terrestrial eggs that develop directly, and to not be dependent on water for breeding.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There is no information on threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There is no information on threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species' range includes a few protected areas. It is in need of taxonomic review (Wilkinson pers. comm.).

Conservation Actions:

This species' range includes a few protected areas. It is in need of taxonomic review (Wilkinson pers. comm.).

Citation:	Ulisses Caramaschi, Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Mark Wilkinson. 2004. Siphonops insulanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59595A11957925. . Downloaded on 22 October 2017.
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