Microcaecilia albiceps

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| genus = Microcaecilia

| species = albiceps

| authority = (Boulenger, 1882)

| synonyms = Dermophis albiceps Boulenger, 1882

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Microcaecilia albiceps is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae. It is found in the Amazonian lowlands and slopes of the eastern Andes in Colombia (Caquetá and Putumayo Departments) and Ecuador (Napo Province), possibly extending into Loreto in Amazonian Peru.

Microcaecilia albiceps occurs in tropical primary forests where it lives underground. It has also been found in degraded forest, but it is unknown whether it can adapt to such habitat. Threats to this widespread species are believed to be localized only.

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{{cite journal |author=Castro, F. |author2=Rueda, J.V. |author3=Bolívar, W. |author4=Estupinan, R.A. |author5=Almandáriz, A. |author6=Wilkinson, M. | title = Microcaecilia albiceps | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2004 | page = e.T59570A11964765 | year = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59570A11964765.en | doi-access = free }}

{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Siphonopidae/Microcaecilia/Microcaecilia-albiceps |title=Microcaecilia albiceps (Boulenger, 1882) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2016 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=13 March 2016}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.batrachia.com/orden-gymnophiona/siphonopidae/microcaecilia-albiceps/ |title=Microcaecilia albiceps (Boulenger, 1882) |author=Acosta Galvis, A. R. & D. Cuentas |year=2016 |work=Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015 |publisher=www.batrachia.com |access-date=13 March 2016}}

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albiceps

Category:Amphibians of Colombia

Category:Amphibians of Ecuador

Category:Amphibians described in 1882

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot