Global InformationFrigate Island caecilian information
| Frigate Island caecilian | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Grandisoniidae |
| Genus: | Hypogeophis |
| Species: | H. rostratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypogeophis rostratus (Cuvier, 1829)
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The Frigate Island caecilian (Hypogeophis rostratus) is a species of amphibians in the family Indotyphlidae, endemic to Seychelles, where it is the most widespread caecilian species. It is found on all the islands with amphibians, namely Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, Ste. Anne, Curieuse, La Digue, Cerf, and Frégate.
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Hypogeophis rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T59566A21008675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T59566A21008675.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.