Hypogeophis alternans

Hypogeophis alternans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Hypogeophis
Species:
H. alternans
Binomial name
Hypogeophis alternans
Stejneger, 1893
Synonyms[2]
  • Grandisonia alternans Taylor, 1968

Hypogeophis alternans, commonly called Stejneger's caecilian,[1] is a species of caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae, endemic to the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Praslin, Frégate, and La Digue.

References

  1. 1 2 Maddock, S.; Morel, C.; Chong Seng, L.; Labisko, J.; Baxter, R.; Constance, J.; Dine-Ogale, M.; Jean-Bonnelame, A.; Montano, L.; Rocamora, G.; Roesch, M.; Sharkey, E.; Gower, D.J. (2025). "Hypogeophis alternans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T59558A271552880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T59558A271552880.en.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel (2024). "Hypogeophis alternans Stejneger, 1893". Amphibian Species of the World 6.2. American Museum of Natural History.