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Mimosiphonops reinhardti Wilkinson & Nussbaum, 1992
Reinhardt's Caecilian | family: Siphonopidae
genus: Mimosiphonops
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Species Description: Wilkinson, M., Nussbaum, R.A., 1992. Taxonomic status of Pseudosiphonops ptychodermis Taylor and Mimosiphonops vermiculatus Taylor (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliaidae) with description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 26: 675-688. |
Etymology: The species is named for J. Reinhardt, the collector of the holotype, in recognition of his early contributions to caecilian systematics and South American herpetology (Wilkinson and Nussbaum 1992). |
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