Herpele multiplicata
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| Herpele multiplicata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Herpelidae |
| Genus: | Herpele |
| Species: | H. multiplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Herpele multiplicata Nieden, 1912 | |
Herpele multiplicata is a species of caecilian in the family Herpelidae. It is endemic to Cameroon. It is only known from its holotype, which is now lost.[1][2][3] The only available information is the brief species description published in 1912 by Fritz Nieden.[3] Common name Victoria caecilian has been coined for it.[1][2]
The type locality was originally given as "Mundame am Mungo". However, Edward Harrison Taylor later gave the type locality as "Victoria", corresponding to the present-day Limbé, but this is likely erroneous.[2][3]