Scolecomorphus kirkii

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q2705968
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Summary

Scolecomorphus kirkii is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Scolecomorphus[5]
  • Taxon name: Scolecomorphus kirkii[6]
  • Commons category: Scolecomorphus kirkii[7]
  • Short name: S. kirkii[8]
  • Taxon common name: Kirk's Caecilian[9], Lake Tanganyika Caecilian[10]

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Identifiers

Scolecomorphus kirkii's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 28208[11]. Scolecomorphus kirkii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 441558[12]. Scolecomorphus kirkii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 329322[13]. Scolecomorphus kirkii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2430897[14]. Scolecomorphus kirkii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 668576[15].

Why It Matters

Scolecomorphus kirkii has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 66720
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sealifebase id: 66720, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270952|batch #270952]]"
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