Scolecomorphidae

 Crotaphatrema
 Scolecomorphus

Scolecomorphidae is the family of tropical caecilians (Frost) or African caecilians (ITIS). They are found in Cameroon in west Africa and Malawi and Tanzania in east Africa.

Taxonomy

• Genus Crotaphatrema
  • Crotaphatrema bornmuelleri
  • Crotaphatrema lamottei
  • Crotaphatrema tchabalmbaboensis

• Genus Scolecomorphus
  • Scolecomorphus kirkii
  • Scolecomorphus uluguruensis
  • Scolecomorphus vittatus

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