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Typhlonectidae  Taylor, 1968
Taxonomic Serial No.: 208522

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Typhlonectinae Taylor, 1968
  
  Common Name(s): Aquatic Caecilians [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2019   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria   
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderGymnophiona  – Caecilians  
                            FamilyTyphlonectidae Taylor, 1968 – Aquatic Caecilians  
    Direct Children:  
                               GenusAtretochoana Nussbaum and Wilkinson, 1995  
                               GenusChthonerpeton Peters, 1880 – Peters' caecilians 
                               GenusNectocaecilia Taylor, 1968 – Upper Amazon caecilians 
                               GenusPotamotyphlus Taylor, 1968  
                               GenusTyphlonectes Peters, 1880 – aquatic caecilians 
       

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  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Typhlonectidae   
       
  Source: Duellman In Parker, 1982, database (version 1)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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