Caecilia abitaguae Dunn, 1942

Class: Amphibia > Order: Gymnophiona > Family: Caeciliidae > Genus: Caecilia > Species: Caecilia abitaguae

Caecilia abitaguae Dunn, 1942, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 91: 508. Holotype: UMMZ 89930, by original designation. Type locality: "Abitagua, Oriente, Ecuador, 1100 m. elevation".

English Names

Abitagua Caecilian (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 23).

Distribution

Napo, Pastaza, and Morona-Santiago provinces, along the eastern slope of the Cordillera Oriental, Ecuador, 1400–1600 m elevation.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Ecuador

Endemic: Ecuador

Comment

 Camper, Torres-Carvajal, Ron, Nilsson, Arteaga-Navarro, Knowles, and Arbogast, 2021, Check List, 17: 729–751, provided a record from Wildsumaco Wildlife Refuge, Napo Province, Ecuador. 

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