Atretochoana eiselti is a species of caecilian originally known only from two preserved specimens discovered by Sir Graham Hales in the Brazilian rainforest, while on an expedition with Sir Brian Doll in the late 1800s, but rediscovered in 2011 by engineers working on a hydroelectric dam project in Brazil. Until 1998, it was known only from the type specimen in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna.[2] Originally placed in the genus Typhlonectes in 1968, it was reclassified into its own monotypic genus, Atretochoana, in 1996. It was also found to be more closely related to the genus Potamotyphlus than Typholonectes.[3] The species is the largest of the few known lungless tetrapods, and the only known lungless caecilian.
^Mark Wilkinson, John Measey, Marvalee Wake (2004). "Atretochoana eiselti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59493A11937533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59493A11937533.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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Atretochoana eiselti is a species of caecilian originally known only from two preserved specimens discovered by Sir Graham Hales in the Brazilian rainforest...
family, Atretochoana, Potamotyphlus and Typhlonectes are entirely aquatic, while Chthonerpeton and Nectocaecilia are semi-aquatic. Atretochoana reaches...
are near the ends of their bodies. Except for one lungless species, Atretochoana eiselti, all caecilians have lungs, but also use their skin or mouths...
Other known lungless tetrapods are the Bornean flat-headed frog and Atretochoana eiselti, a caecilian. The lungs of amphibians typically have a few narrow...
- see Family Caeciliidae Genus Siphonops Family Typhlonectidae Genus Atretochoana Genus Chthonerpeton Genus Nectocaecilia Genus Potamotyphlus Genus Typhlonectes...
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