Praslinia
| Praslinia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Grandisoniidae |
| Genus: | Praslinia Boulenger, 1909 |
| Species: | P. cooperi
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| Binomial name | |
| Praslinia cooperi Boulenger, 1909
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Praslinia cooperi, or Cooper's black caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae.[2][3] It is monotypic in the genus Praslinia. It is found on Mahé and Silhouette Islands in the Seychelles. An old reported sighting on its namesake Praslin is not known to be correct.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Praslinia cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T59590A20480391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T59590A20480391.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Praslinia cooperi Boulenger, 1909". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Praslinia cooperi". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- Himstedt, Werner (2000). "Caecilian Ecology". In Hofrichter, Robert (ed.). Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts. New York: Firefly. pp. 186–190. ISBN 1-55209-541-X.
