Caecilia inca

Caecilia inca is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae.[3] It is endemic to Peru and only known from the holotype[1] collected in 1944 from "Fundo Sinchona" in the Loreto Region.[2] There are doubts regarding taxonomic validity of this species.[1] Common name Fundo Sinchona caecilian has been coined for it.[1][3]

Caecilia inca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Caecilia
Species:
C. inca
Binomial name
Caecilia inca
Taylor, 1973[2]

Description

The holotype, a male, measures 107 cm (42 in) in length and has a body width of about 16 mm (0.6 in). There are 158 incomplete primary folds; secondary folds are absent. The eye is slightly visible externally. The head is somewhat narrowed towards the rounded snout tip. The nostril are small but clearly visible from above the head. There is an unsegmented terminal "shield" but no tail. The body is partly covered by scales. Coloration is grayish slate, with a hint of yellowish olive ventrolaterally.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Caecilia inca is a subterranean species inhabiting lowland moist tropical forest. The exact location of the type locality is uncertain, as is consequently its altitudinal range. The area around the type locality has probably been degraded by agricultural activities and urbanization, but there is no information of population trend of this species.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Caecilia inca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T59516A201983121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T59516A201983121.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Taylor, Edward H. (1973). "A caecilian miscellany". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 50: 187–231. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.25759.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Caecilia inca Taylor, 1973". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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