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Makumuno Assumbo caecilian
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Grandisoniidae
Genus:	Idiocranium Parker, 1936
Species:	I. russeli
Binomial name
Idiocranium russeli Parker, 1936

The Makumunu Assumbo caecilian (Idiocranium russeli) is a species of African caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae. It is one of the smallest of caecilians, and is found in Cameroon. It is monotypic in the genus Idiocranium.

References

1. Frost, Darrel R. "Idiocranium russeli Parker, 1936". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
2. "Idiocranium russeli". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
3. Wake, Marvalee H. (2005). "The morphology of Idiocranium russeli (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), with comments on miniaturization through heterochrony". Journal of Morphology. 189 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1002/jmor.1051890102.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Osteichthyes Clade: Sarcopterygii Clade: Tetrapoda Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Batrachomorpha / Temnospondyli see Temnospondyli Dissorophoidea see Dissorophoidea Lissamphibia see below↓ Lissamphibia
†Albanerpetontidae? Albanerpeton Anoualerpeton Celtedens Shirerpeton Wesserpeton Yaksha Gymnophionomorpha (caecilians total group) †Eocaecilia †Funcusvermis †Rubricacaecilia †Chinlestegophis? †Albanerpetontidae? Gymnophiona (caecilians crown group) Rhinatrematidae (American tailed caecilians) Amazops Epicrionops Rhinatrema Stegokrotaphia Ichthyophiidae (Asian tailed caecilians) Ichthyophis Uraeotyphlus Teresomata Scolecomorphidae (buried-eyed caecilians) Crotaphatrema Scolecomorphus Chikilidae (Northeast Indian caecilians) Chikila Herpelidae (African caecilians) Boulengerula Herpele Typhlonectidae (aquatic caecilians) Atretochoana Chthonerpeton Nectocaecilia Potamotyphlus Typhlonectes †Ymboirana Caeciliidae (common caecilians) †Apodops Caecilia Oscaecilia Grandisoniidae (Indo-African caecilians) Gegeneophis Grandisonia Hypogeophis Idiocranium Indotyphlus Praslinia Sylvacaecilia Dermophiidae (Neotropical caecilians) Dermophis Geotrypetes Gymnopis Schistometopum Siphonopidae (South American caecilians) Brasilotyphlus Luetkenotyphlus Microcaecilia Mimosiphonops Siphonops Batrachia (salamanders + frogs crown group) Caudata (salamanders total group) †Egoria †Kulgeriherpeton †Triassurus †Urupia †Karauridae Karaurus Kokartus Kuzbassia Marmorerpeton †Batrachosauroididae Batrachosauroides Opisthotriton Palaeoproteus Parrisia Peratosauroides Prodesmodon Urodela (salamanders crown group) 115 genera Salientia (frogs total group) †Czatkobatrachus †Notobatrachus †Prosalirus †Triadobatrachus †Vieraella Anura (frogs crown group) several hundred genera
See also: List of amphibian genera

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