Oscaecilia elongata (Dunn, 1942)
Caecilia elongata Dunn, 1942, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 91: 527. Holotype: ZSM 1327/0 (one of two specimens under this number); destroyed during World War II according to Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 605, and Glaw and Franzen, 2006, Spixiana, München, 29: 155. Type locality: "Panama"; see Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 605, for discussion.
Oscaecilia elongata — Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 598.
English Names
Yavisa Caecilian (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 24).
Distribution
Known definitely only from the type locality (Yavisa, Darién, Panama) near the Colombian border.
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