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Caecilian
Gymnopis multiplicata
10.526, -83.7235
Field Notes
Description:
G. multiplicata belongs to the little known order of caecilians. Caecilians are limbless burrowing amphibians. G. multiplicata is a purple-ish species with white eye spots and tentacles beneath these spots.
Habitat:
Like most caecilians, G. multiplicata are fossorial. They are found in Central America; this individual was found in a low-land swamp tropical forest. They are also known to be found in subtropical or tropical montane forests, pastures, and plantations.
Notes:
Unfortunately this individual was found freshly dead on top of leaf litter. It had been freshly cut in half but something.
Savage, J. M. . The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica.
Reference Links:
Gymnopis multiplicata - Wikipedia
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2017
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