Global InformationScolecomorphus kirkii information
| Scolecomorphus kirkii | |
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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: | Scolecomorphidae |
| Genus: | Scolecomorphus |
| Species: | S. kirkii
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| Binomial name | |
| Scolecomorphus kirkii Boulenger, 1883
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| Synonyms | |
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Scolecomorphus convexus Taylor, 1968 | |
Scolecomorphus kirkii (common names: Kirk's caecilian, Lake Tanganyika caecilian) is a species of caecilian in the family Scolecomorphidae. It is known from southern Malawi east of the Shire River, northern Mozambique, and Tanzania (including the Nguru, Udzungwa and Uluguru Mountains); the known distribution is discontinuous but the species is expected to occur in the intervening areas.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Scolecomorphus kirkii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59651A16944395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59651A16944395.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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