Potomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Potomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859)
- Name authority
- (Berthold, 1859)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Gymnophiona
- Family
- Typhlonectidae
- Genus
- Potomotyphlus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderGymnophiona
- familyTyphlonectidae Taylor, 1968
- genusPotomotyphlus Taylor, 1968
- speciesPotomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Potamotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859) (Berthold, 1859) | synonym |
| Potomotyphlus melanochrus Taylor, 1968 Taylor, 1968 | synonym |
| Typhlonectes kaupii (Berthold, 1859) (Berthold, 1859) | synonym |
| Thyphlonectes dorsalis (Peters, 1877) (Peters, 1877) | synonym |
| Typhlonectes dorsalis (Peters, 1877) (Peters, 1877) | synonym |
| Caecilia kaupii Berthold, 1859 Berthold, 1859 | synonym |
| Caecilia dorsalis Peters, 1877 Peters, 1877 | synonym |
| Chthonerpeton microcephalum Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937 Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937 | synonym |
| Siphonops kaupii (Berthold, 1859) (Berthold, 1859) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=668521 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4M6YN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.