What is "rhinatrema"

Rhinatrema is a genus of caecilians in the family Rhinatrematidae. Their common name is two-lined caecilians. The genus is known from the Guyanas ( Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname) and adjacent Brazil.

Rhinatrema are primitive caecilians that have a true tail. They are oviparous.

Until recently, the two-lined caecilian (R. bivittatum) was the only species in the genus Rhinatrema. However, in 2010, two new species were described. The genus contains now three species:

Binomial name and author

Distribution

Status

Rhinatrema bivittatum ( Guérin-Méneville, 1838)

Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil

Least Concern

Rhinatrema ron Wilkinson and Gower, 2010

Brazil

Not evaluated

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

Guyana

Not evaluated