Rhinatrema | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Family: | Rhinatrematidae |
Genus: |
Rhinatrema Duméril and Bibron, 1841 |
Type species | |
Caecilia bivittata Guérin-Méneville, 1838 |
Rhinatrema is a genus of caecilians in the family Rhinatrematidae. Their common name is two-lined caecilians. The genus is known from the Guyanas (Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname) and adjacent Brazil.
Rhinatrema are primitive caecilians that have a true tail. They are oviparous.
Until recently, the two-lined caecilian (R. bivittatum) was the only species in the genus Rhinatrema. However, in 2010, two new species were described. The genus contains now three species: