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Rhinatrema shiv Gower, Wilkinson, Sherratt, and Kok, 2010

Class: Amphibia > Order: Gymnophiona > Family: Rhinatrematidae > Genus: Rhinatrema

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Rhinatrema shiv Gower, Wilkinson, Sherratt, and Kok, 2010, Zootaxa, 2391: 48. Holotype: IRSNB 1991, by original designation. Type locality: "along Sir Donald’s trail ca. 2 km from a tributary of the Elinkwa River, ESE Kaieteur National Park, Guyana, ca. 540 m elevation (5°08′ N, 59°25′ W)".

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Kaieteur National Park) and Wineperu, Guyana.

Comment

Confused with Rhinatrema bivittatum prior to its naming. Kok and Kalamandeen, 2008, Intr. Taxon. Amph. Kaieteur Natl. Park, 5: 246-247, provided an account for this species as Rhinatrema cf bivittatum.

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