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Makumuno Assumbo caecilian

The Makumunu Assumbo caecilian is a species of African caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae. It is one of the smallest of caecilians, and is found in Cameroon. It is monotypic in the genus Idiocranium.

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Makumuno Assumbo caecilian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Idiocranium
Parker, 1936
Species:
I. russeli
Binomial name
Idiocranium russeli
Parker, 1936

The Makumunu Assumbo caecilian (Idiocranium russeli) is a species of African caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae.123 It is one of the smallest of caecilians, and is found in Cameroon. It is monotypic in the genus Idiocranium.

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  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Idiocranium russeli Parker, 1936". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. "Idiocranium russeli". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. Wake, Marvalee H. (2005). "The morphology of Idiocranium russeli (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), with comments on miniaturization through heterochrony". Journal of Morphology. 189 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1002/jmor.1051890102.