Range Description This species is known only from a non-specific type locality in the state of Bahia in eastern Brazil.
Habitat and Ecology This species is presumably subterranean, and possibly occurs in lowland moist forest. It might be similar in ecology to Chthonerpeton indistinctum, and be viviparous, with breeding taking place in water.
Population There is no information on its population status; only one specimen is known.
Population Trend unknown
Major Threats No information is available.
Conservation Actions It is not known to occur in any protected areas.
Red List Status Data Deficient (DD)
Rationale Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.
Citation Mark Wilkinson, Flora Junca 2004. Chthonerpeton exile. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59536A11960172. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59536A11960172.en .Downloaded on 24 February 2019
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