Herpele squalostoma 5d
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Description: English: Head and collar region of young Herpele squalostoma; left lateral view of specimen preserved 29 days after field collection. Pale dots in background are 1 mm apart. Date: 18 October 2012. Source: Kouete, M. T.; Wilkinson, M.; Gower, D. J. (2012). "First reproductive observations for Herpele Peters, 1880 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Herpelidae): evidence of extended parental care and maternal dermatophagy in H. squalostoma (Stutchbury, 1836)". ISRN Zoology 2012: 269690. doi:10.5402/2012/269690. Author: David J. Gower (The Natural History Museum, London). Other versions: NHMUK 2012.5 left lateral, mouth NHMUK 2012.5 dorsal NHMUK 2012.5 left lateral.
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- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Osteichthyes
- Sarcopterygii (Lobe-finned fishes)
- Tetrapoda (terrestrial vertebrates)
- Lissamphibia (amphibians)
- Gymnophiona (caecilians)
- Herpelidae
- Herpele (Congo caecilians)
- Herpele squalostoma (Congo Caecilian)
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- Kouete, M. T.; Wilkinson, M.; Gower, D. J. (2012). "First reproductive observations for Herpele Peters, 1880 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Herpelidae): evidence of extended parental care and maternal dermatophagy in H. squalostoma (Stutchbury, 1836)". ISRN Zoology 2012: 269690. doi:10.5402/2012/269690
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