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Oscaecilia zweifeli

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is grayish lavender in color, while the belly is whitish and has some gray specks. There is a yellowish spot near the nostril and a yellowish band on the side of the head, terminating at the aperture for the tentacle.
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The habitat requirements and ecology of this are poorly known, but it is assumed to be a subterranean species inhabiting lowland tropical forest. Predators of
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is one of the more robust-bodied members of its genus. The body has 202–216
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Index

Conservation status
Data Deficient
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Gymnophiona
Apoda
Caeciliidae
Oscaecilia
Binomial name
Taylor
caecilian
Caeciliidae
holotype
type locality
Río Mazaruni
Guyana
Cayenne
French Guiana
Nouragues research station
specific name
Richard G. Zweifel
primary annuli
dorsum
Theraphosa blondi

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