Idiocranium russeli Parker, 1936
Makumuno Assumbo Caecilian | family: Grandisoniidae genus: Idiocranium |
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Description Idiocranium russeli is morphologically similar to Herpele bornmulleri, but the former is distinguished by a visible eye, longer, less rounded snout, and shorter tentacles. The distance of nostril from eye is longer for I. russeli (Parker 1936). In life, it is blue-grey above, lighter underneath. In preservation, it is greyish-brown to yellow-brown dorsally, and cream colored ventrally and around the eye, tentacles and nostrils (Parker 1936, Wake 1986). Distribution and Habitat Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Cameroon
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors Trends and Threats Comments The species authority is Parker, H. W. "The Amphibians of the Mamfe Division, Cameroons.–I. Zoogeography and Systematics." Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. 106. No. 1. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1936. The Greek origins of Idiocranium means unique skull with idio- meaning "one's own, personal, distinct" and kranion meaning "skull, upper part of the head."
References
Loader, S.P., Wilkinson, M. (2004). ''Idiocranium russeli.'' In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Parker, H.W. (1936). "The amphibians of the Mamfe Division, Cameroon. I. Zoogeography and systematics." Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 106, 135-163.
Wake, Marvalee H. ''The morphology of Idiocranium russeli (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), with comments on miniaturization through heterochrony.'' Journal of Morphology 189.1 (1986): 1-16.
Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2019 Idiocranium russeli: Makumuno Assumbo Caecilian <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/1903> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Oct 3, 2024.
Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 3 Oct 2024.
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