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Amazops amazops Wilkinson, Reynolds & Jacobs, 2021
| family: Rhinatrematidae
genus: Amazops
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Species Description: Wilkinson M, Reynolds RP, Jacobs JF. 2021. A new genus and species of rhinatrematid caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Rhinatrematidae) from Ecuador. Herpetological Journal 31:27-34. |
Etymology: The name Amazops amazops is combines the origin of the holotype’s discovery and its unique skeletal characteristics. The species was found in the Amazon and its squamosal bone is extended, contributing to the margin of its eye and its pterygoid bone is undivided (Wilkinson et al. 2021). |
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