Oscaecilia hypereumeces
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Oscaecilia hypereumeces is a species of amphibian
in the Caeciliidae
family.
It is endemic to Brazil
.
Its natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
s, plantation
s , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Amphibian
Amphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods...
in the Caeciliidae
Caeciliidae
Caeciliidae is the family of common caecilians. They are found in central and south America, equatorial Africa and India. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes....
family.
It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s, plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
s , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Source
- Silvano, D., Garcia, P. & Wilkinson, M. 2004. Oscaecilia hypereumeces. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.