Sylvacaecilia | |
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Grandisoniidae |
Genus: | Sylvacaecilia Wake, 1987 |
Species: | S. grandisonae |
Binomial name | |
Sylvacaecilia grandisonae (Taylor, 1970) | |
Synonyms | |
Geotrypetes grandisonaeTaylor, 1970 |
Sylvacaecilia grandisonae (commonly known as theAleku caecilian orEthiopian caecilian) is aspecies ofcaecilians. They belong to thefamilyIndotyphlidae. They live inEthiopia. Theirhabitats aresubtropical ortropical dryforests. They also live nearrivers andsprings.