Caecilia marcusi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Caeciliidae |
Genus: | Caecilia |
Species: | C. marcusi
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Binomial name | |
Caecilia marcusi Wake, 1985
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Caecilia marcusi is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae.[1][2] It is found in the southwestern Amazon Basin in Bolivia and Brazil; its range is likely to extend into Peru.[2] Caecilia marcusi is similar to Caecilia mertensi and could be its synonym.[2]
Caecilia marcusi is a subterranean species inhabiting lowland tropical rainforest at elevations below 400 m (1,300 ft). It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]