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Boulengerula niedeni (Sagalla caecilian)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Sagalla caecilian (Boulengerula niedeni) is a worm-like amphibian first described in 2005. The species was described from a specimen discovered on Sagala Hill, an isolated mountain block of the Taita Hills in Kenya, and is not know from other areas.
View Wikipedia Record: Boulengerula niedeni

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Boulengerula niedeni

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
31
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
95
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 60.07
EDGE Score: 6.88
View EDGE Record: Boulengerula niedeni

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  11 inches (29 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1
Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Taita Hills Kenya

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0