Hypogeophis rostratus

Taxobox
name = Hypogeophis rostratus


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Gymnophiona
familia = Caeciliidae
genus = "Hypogeophis"
species = "H. rostratus"
binomial = "Hypogeophis rostratus"
binomial_authority = (Cuvier, 1829)
synonyms =

"Hypogeophis rostratus" is a species of amphibian in the Caeciliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus "Hypogeophis".It is endemic to Seychelles.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

* Nussbaum, R. & Gerlach, J. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59566/all Hypogeophis rostratus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 21 July 2007.