''Potamotyphlus kaupii'' (also known as Kaup's caecilian) is a species of

amphibian Amphibians are tetrapod, four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the Class (biology), class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terres ...

in the family Typhlonectidae. It is

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

within the genus ''Potamotyphlus''. It is found widely in the

Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...

and

The Guianas The Guianas, sometimes called by the Spanish loan-word ''Guayanas'' (''Las Guayanas''), is a region in north-eastern South America which includes the following three territories: * French Guiana, an overseas department and region of France * ...

in South America.Oliveira; Meneghell; Messias; Gomes; and Coragem (2012). ''First Record of Potomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) for the state of Rondônia, Brazil.'' Herpetology Notes 5: 155-156 It is an entirely aquatic species and typically ranges between in length.Vitt, L.J.; and Caldwell, J.P. (2013). ''Herpetology, Fourth Edition: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles'', p. 453.

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Typhlonectidae Monotypic amphibian genera Amphibians of Brazil Amphibians of Colombia Amphibians of Ecuador Amphibians of Peru Amphibians of Venezuela Amphibians described in 1859 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Caecilian-stub