Microcaecilia rabei

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Microcaecilia rabei |volume=2020 |page=e.T59571A109541843 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59571A109541843.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| genus = Microcaecilia

| species = rabei

| authority = (Roze and Solano, 1963)

| synonyms = Gymnopis rabei Roze and Solano, 1963

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Microcaecilia rabei is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae. It is known from Suriname and the Bolívar State in eastern Venezuela; it is likely to occur in intervening Guyana and adjacent Brazil.

Microcaecilia rabei is a subterranean species living in tropical moist environments, especially lowland rainforests. There are also records from secondary habitats. It is unlikely to be facing any significant threats, although mining could be a localized threat.

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{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Siphonopidae/Microcaecilia/Microcaecilia-rabei |title=Microcaecilia rabei (Roze and Solano, 1963) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2016 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=13 March 2016}}

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rabei

Category:Amphibians of Suriname

Category:Amphibians of Venezuela

Category:Amphibians described in 1963

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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