Siphonops leucoderus Taylor, 1968

Class: Amphibia > Order: Gymnophiona > Family: Siphonopidae > Genus: Siphonops > Species: Siphonops leucoderus

Siphonops leucoderus Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 573. Holotype: NHMW 9163, by original designation. Type locality: "'Bahia, Brasil'. . . presumably . . . the city Baía or Bahia, now named Salvador on recent maps, in the state of Bahia, eastern Brasil".

English Names

Salvador Caecilian (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 25).

Distribution

Known only from the indefinite type locality (state of Bahia, Brazil).

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Brazil

Endemic: Brazil

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