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| name = El Tambo caecilian
| name = El Tambo caecilian
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| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN2014.3| id = 59640| title = Epicrionops columbianus| assessors = Castro, F., Herrera, M.I., Lynch, J. & Wilkinson, M.| year = 2004| downloaded = 18 April 2015}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| taxon = Epicrionops columbianus
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| authority = (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939)
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| synonyms = ''Rhinatrema columbianum'' <small>Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939</small>
| ordo = [[Gymnophiona]]
}}
| familia = [[Rhinatrematidae]]
| genus = ''[[Epicrionops]]''
| species = '''''E. columbianus'''''
| binomial = ''Epicrionops columbianus''
| binomial_authority = (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1938)
| synonyms = }}
The '''El Tambo caecilian''', '''''Epicrionops columbianus''''', is a species of [[caecilian]] in the [[Rhinatrematidae]] family
The '''El Tambo caecilian''', '''''Epicrionops columbianus''''', is a species of [[caecilian]] in the [[Rhinatrematidae]] family
[[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Colombia]]. It is known from the western slopes of the [[Cordillera Occidental (Colombia)|Cordillera Occidental]] in [[Cauca Department|Cauca]] and [[Chocó Department]]s.<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Rhinatrematidae/Epicrionops/Epicrionops-columbianus |title=''Epicrionops columbianus'' (Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=LAC>{{cite web |url=http://www.batrachia.com/orden-gymnophiona/epicrionops-columbianus/ |title=''Epicrionops columbianus'' (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939) |author=Acosta-Galvis, A.R. |year=2014 |work=Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0 |publisher=www.batrachia.com |accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>
[[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Colombia]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s, [[river]]s, and intermittent rivers.

==Source==
The species' natural [[habitat]]s are montane forests where it occurs underground or among fallen leaves. Specific threats to it are unknown.<ref name=IUCN/>
* Castro, F., Herrera, M.I., Lynch, J. & Wilkinson, M. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59640/all Epicrionops columbianus]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

==References==
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[[Category:Amphibians of Colombia]]
[[Category:Epicrionops]]
[[Category:Epicrionops]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1938]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1939]]
[[Category:Amphibians of the Andes]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Colombia]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Colombia]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Colombia]]



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El Tambo caecilian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Rhinatrematidae
Genus: Epicrionops
Species:
E. columbianus
Binomial name
Epicrionops columbianus
(Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939)
Synonyms

Rhinatrema columbianum Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939

The El Tambo caecilian, Epicrionops columbianus, is a species of caecilian in the Rhinatrematidae family endemic to Colombia. It is known from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in Cauca and Chocó Departments.[2][3]

The species' natural habitats are montane forests where it occurs underground or among fallen leaves. Specific threats to it are unknown.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN2014.3
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl and Vestergren, 1939)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Epicrionops columbianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1939)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.