''Siphonops leucoderus'', the Salvador caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to eastern

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and only known from its type locality, the

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

state (more precise location is unknown). It is assumed to be a subterranean species, possibly living in lowland moist forest.

References

leucoderus Endemic fauna of Brazil Amphibians of Brazil Amphibians described in 1968 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Caecilian-stub