Rubber Eel

Taxobox
name = Rubber Eel

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image width = 200px
image caption = A rubber eel in captivity.
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Gymnophiona
familia = Caeciliidae
genus = "Typhlonectes"
species = "T. natans"
binomial = "Typhlonectes natans"
binomial_authority = (Fischer, 1880)
synonyms = Chthonerpeton haydee Roze, 1963The Rubber Eel ("Typhlonectes natans") is a species of amphibian in the Caeciliidae family.It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and possibly Trinidad and Tobago.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and rivers. The rubber eel is commonly kept as an aquarium pet, and is sometimes sold as a "fish" in aquarium stores.

ource

* Mijares, A., Castro, F., Measey, J. & Wilkinson, M. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59601/all Typhlonectes natans] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 21 July 2007.