Chthonerpeton onorei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Typhlonectidae
Genus:	Chthonerpeton
Species:	C. onorei
Binomial name
Chthonerpeton onorei Nussbaum, 1986

Chthonerpeton onorei is a species of amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.

Originally the specie was limited to only southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.Then in 1984 and 1985 two specimens were collected by Dr. G. Onore in Ecuador and this helped extend the known range of the species. This discovery extended the range of the species by 4,250 km northwest from southern Brazil.

References

• Nussbaum, R A. (1986). "Chthonerpeton Onorei, a New Caecilian (Ampibia: Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) from Ecuador.". Journal Citation Reports. 93. Biodiversity Heritage Library: 911–918. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.79519. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

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