Microcaecilia albiceps

Microcaecilia albiceps is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae.^[1][2][3] It is found in the Amazonian lowlands and slopes of the eastern Andes in Colombia (Caquetá and Putumayo Departments^[3]) and Ecuador (Napo Province^[1]), possibly extending into Loreto in Amazonian Peru.^[2]

Microcaecilia albiceps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Siphonopidae
Genus:	Microcaecilia
Species:	M. albiceps
Binomial name
Microcaecilia albiceps (Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms
Dermophis albiceps Boulenger, 1882

Microcaecilia albiceps occurs in tropical primary forests where it lives underground. It has also been found in degraded forest, but it is unknown whether it can adapt to such habitat. Threats to this widespread species are believed to be localized only.^[1]