Rhinatrema koki
| Rhinatrema koki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Rhinatrematidae |
| Genus: | Rhinatrema |
| Species: | R. koki
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinatrema koki Wilkinson and Bittencourt-Silva, 2025
| |
Rhinatrema koki is a species of caecilian in the family Rhinatrematidae.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Rhinatrema koki was first described by Mark Wilkinson and Gabriela B. Bittencourt-Silva in 2025.[3][4]
The species is named after Philippe J.R. Kok from the University of Lodz, a herpetologist specialising in the study of neotropical amphibians and reptiles.[5]
Location
Rhinatrema koki was found in Guyana, near the Konawaruk River in the former Mazaruni-Potaro region of Guyana.[3]
References
- ^ "Rhinatrema koki Wilkinson and Bittencourt-Silva, 2025 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Rhinatrema koki". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Mark; Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B. (2025-09-02). "Re-diagnoses of rhinatrematid genera and description of a new species of Guyanese Rhinatrema Duméril & Bibron, 1841 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Rhinatrematidae)". Journal of Vertebrate Biology. 74 (25060). doi:10.25225/jvb.25060.full. ISSN 2694-7684. Archived from the original on 2026-02-08.
- ^ "Rhinatrema koki Wilkinson & Bittencourt-Silva 2025". ZooBank. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ "New Species Named After UniLodz Researcher!". University of Lodz. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
External links
- Data related to Rhinatrema koki at Wikispecies