Dermophis mexicanus
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Dermophis mexicanus, also known commonly as the Mexican burrowing caecilian or the Mexican caecilian, and locally as the tapalcua or tepelcua, is a species of limbless amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. The species is native to Mexico and Central America, where it burrows under leaf litter and plant debris.
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Dermophis mexicanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Dermophiidae |
Genus: | Dermophis |
Species: | D. mexicanus |
Binomial name | |
Dermophis mexicanus (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | |
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