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Caeciliidae

(Redirected from Common Caecilian)

 Afrocaecilia
 Boulengerula
 Brasilotyphlus
 Caecilia
 Dermophis
 Gegeneophis
 Geotrypetes
 Grandisonia
 Gymnopis
 Herpele
 Hypogeophis
 Idiocranium
 Indotyphlus
 Luetkenotyphlus
 Microcaecilia
 Mimosiphonops
 Oscaecilia
 Parvicaecilia
 Praslinia
 Schistometopum
 Siphonops

Caeciliidae is the family of common caecilians. They are found in central and south America, equatorial Africa and India.

Taxonomy

  • Genus Atretochoana
    • Atretochoana eiselti
  • Genus Boulengerula
    • Boulengerula boulengeri
    • Boulengerula changamwensis
    • Boulengerula fischeri
    • Boulengerula taitana
    • Boulengerula uluguruensis
  • Genus Brasilotyphlus
    • Brasilotyphlus braziliensis
  • Genus Caecilia
    • Caecilia abitaguae
    • Caecilia albiventris
    • Caecilia antioquiaensis
    • Caecilia armata
    • Caecilia attenuata
    • Caecilia bokermanni
    • Caecilia caribea
    • Caecilia corpulenta
    • Caecilia crassisquama
    • Caecilia degenerata
    • Caecilia disossea
    • Caecilia dunni
    • Caecilia flavopunctata
    • Caecilia gracilis
    • Caecilia guntheri
    • Caecilia inca
    • Caecilia isthmica
    • Caecilia leucocephala
    • Caecilia marcusi
    • Caecilia mertensi
    • Caecilia nigricans
    • Caecilia occidentalis
    • Caecilia orientalis
    • Caecilia pachynema
    • Caecilia perdita
    • Caecilia pressula
    • Caecilia subdermalis
    • Caecilia subnigricans
    • Caecilia subterminalis
    • Caecilia tentaculata
    • Caecilia tenuissima
    • Caecilia thompsoni
    • Caecilia volcani
  • Genus Chthonerpeton
    • Chthonerpeton arii
    • Chthonerpeton braestrupi
    • Chthonerpeton exile
    • Chthonerpeton indistinctum
    • Chthonerpeton noctinectes
    • Chthonerpeton onorei
    • Chthonerpeton perissodus
    • Chthonerpeton viviparum
  • Genus Dermophis
    • Dermophis costaricense
    • Dermophis glandulosus
    • Dermophis gracilior
    • Dermophis mexicanus
    • Dermophis oaxacae
    • Dermophis occidentalis
    • Dermophis parviceps
  • Genus Gegeneophis
    • Gegeneophis carnosus
    • Gegeneophis danieli
    • Gegeneophis fulleri
    • Gegeneophis ramaswamii
    • Gegeneophis seshachari
  • Genus Gegenophis
    • Gegenophis krishni
  • Genus Geotrypetes
    • Geotrypetes angeli
    • Geotrypetes pseudoangeli
    • Geotrypetes seraphini
  • Genus Grandisonia
    • Grandisonia alternans
    • Grandisonia brevis
    • Grandisonia diminutiva
    • Grandisonia larvata
    • Grandisonia sechellensis
  • Genus Gymnopis
    • Gymnopis multiplicata
    • Gymnopis syntremus
  • Genus Herpele
    • Herpele multiplicata
    • Herpele squalostoma
  • Genus Hypogeophis
    • Hypogeophis rostratus
  • Genus Idiocranium
    • Idiocranium russeli
  • Genus Indotyphlus
    • Indotyphlus battersbyi
  • Genus Luetkenotyphlus
    • Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis
  • Genus Microcaecilia
    • Microcaecilia albiceps
    • Microcaecilia rabei
    • Microcaecilia supernumeraria
    • Microcaecilia taylori
    • Microcaecilia unicolor
  • Genus Mimosiphonops
    • Mimosiphonops reinhardti
    • Mimosiphonops vermiculatus
  • Genus Nectocaecilia
    • Nectocaecilia petersii
  • Genus Oscaecilia
    • Oscaecilia bassleri
    • Oscaecilia elongata
    • Oscaecilia equatorialis
    • Oscaecilia hypereumeces
    • Oscaecilia koepckeorum
    • Oscaecilia ochrocephala
    • Oscaecilia osae
    • Oscaecilia polyzona
    • Oscaecilia zweifeli
  • Genus Parvicaecilia
    • Parvicaecilia nicefori
    • Parvicaecilia pricei
  • Genus Potomotyphlus
    • Potomotyphlus kaupii
  • Genus Praslinia
    • Praslinia cooperi
  • Genus Schistometopum
    • Schistometopum garzonheydti
    • Schistometopum gregorii
    • Schistometopum thomense
  • Genus Siphonops
    • Siphonops annulatus
    • Siphonops hardyi
    • Siphonops insulanus
    • Siphonops leucoderus
    • Siphonops paulensis
  • Genus Sylvacaecilia
    • Sylvacaecilia grandisonae
  • Genus Typhlonectes
    • Typhlonectes compressicauda
    • Typhlonectes cunhai
    • Typhlonectes natans


References

  • Nussbaum, Ronald A. and Mark Wilkinson (1989). "On the Classification and Phylogeny of Caecilians." Herpetological Monographs, (3), 1-42
  • Frost, Darrel R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0 (22 August, 2004). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2004. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. Retrieved 26 August 2004
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