Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Débora Silvano, Paulo Garcia, Magno Vicente Segalla, Julian Faivovich, John Measey, Mark Wilkinson |date=2004 |title=Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis |volume=2004 |page=e.T59569A11964201 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59569A11964201.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}

| genus = Luetkenotyphlus

| species = brasiliensis

| authority = (Lütken, 1851)

| synonyms = Siphonops brasiliensis Lütken, 1851

Siphonops confusionis Taylor, 1968

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Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis, the São Paulo caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Siphonopidae/Luetkenotyphlus/Luetkenotyphlus-brasiliensis |title=Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis (Lütken, 1851) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=10 April 2014}} It is found in Misiones Province in northern Argentina and northwards to São Paulo state in Brazil; it likely occurs in adjacent Paraguay.

Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis is a poorly known species. It probably inhabits forest, but it has also been found in urban gardens. This suggests that it is somewhat adaptable species.