| Typhlonectes | |
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| Typhlonectes compressicauda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Typhlonectidae |
| Genus: | Typhlonectes Peters, 1880 |
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Typhlonectes (from Greek: τῠφλός tuphlós, 'blind' and Greek: νηκτῆς nēktês, 'swimmer') is a genus of caecilians in the family Typhlonectidae. These fully aquatic amphibians are found in the Amazon Basin and Northern South America, and typically range between 30 and 60 cm (12–24 in) in length.1
The genus contains two species:
References
References
- Vitt, L.J.; and Caldwell, J.P. (2013). Herpetology, Fourth Edition: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 453. ISBN 978-0-12-386919-7