Rhinatrema nigrum

Rhinatrema nigrum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Rhinatrematidae
Genus: Rhinatrema
Species:
R. nigrum
Binomial name
Rhinatrema nigrum
Dunn, 1942
Synonyms
  • Epicrionops niger(Dunn, 1942)

Rhinatrema nigrum, the black caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Rhinatrematidae found in Guyana, Venezuela, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers.