Atretochoana eiselti

Taxobox
name = Atretochoana eiselti


status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Gymnophiona
familia = Caeciliidae
genus = "Atretochoana"
species = "A. eiselti"
binomial = "Atretochoana eiselti"
binomial_authority = (Taylor, 1968)
synonyms =

"Atretochoana eiselti" is a species of amphibian in the Caeciliidae family. It is notable for having no lungs and is the only lungless caecilian.

It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is rivers.

ource

* Wilkinson, M. & Measey, J. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59493/all Atretochoana eiselti] , IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.