Schistometopum gregorii
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| Schistometopum gregorii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Dermophiidae |
| Genus: | Schistometopum |
| Species: | S. gregorii |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistometopum gregorii (Boulenger, 1895) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dermophis gregorii Boulenger, 1895 "1894" | |
Schistometopum gregorii, also known as Witu caecilian, mud-dwelling caecilian, and flood-plain-dwelling caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae from East Africa.[1][2]
Schistometopum gregorii is endemic to the coastal East Africa in Kenya and Tanzania; it is known from the Tana River Delta area in Kenya (its type locality) and between Bagamoyo and Rufiji River in Tanzania.[2] It is possible that the Kenyan and Tanzanian populations are distinct species.[1]
Etymology
The specific name gregorii honours John Walter Gregory, a British geologist and explorer[3] and the collector of the holotype.[4]