Caeciliidae

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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Tropical caecilians | image = Syphonops annulatus.jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = Siphonops annulatus | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Amphibia | ordo = Gymnophiona | familia = Caeciliidae | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision =  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. Caecilians are amphibians that superficially resemble worms or snakes.

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Taxonomy: Genera and Species

  • Genus Boulengerula
    • Boulengerula boulengeri
    • Boulengerula changamwensis
    • Boulengerula fischeri
    • Boulengerula niedeni
    • Boulengerula taitanus
    • 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 Dermophis
    • Dermophis costaricense
    • Dermophis glandulosus
    • Dermophis gracilior
    • Dermophis mexicanus
    • Dermophis oaxacae
    • Dermophis occidentalis
    • Dermophis parviceps
  • Genus Gegeneophis
    • Gegeneophis carnosus
    • Gegeneophis danieli
    • Gegeneophis fulleri
    • Gegeneophis krishni
    • Gegeneophis madhavai
    • Gegeneophis nadkarnii
    • Gegeneophis ramaswamii
    • Gegeneophis seshachari
  • Genus Geotrypetes
    • Geotrypetes angeli
    • Geotrypetes pseudoangeli
    • Geotrypetes seraphini
  • Genus Grandisonia
    • Grandisonia alternans
    • Grandisonia brevis
    • 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
    • Indotyphlus maharashtraensis
  • Genus Luetkenotyphlus
    • Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis
  • Genus Microcaecilia
    • Microcaecilia albiceps
    • Microcaecilia rabei
    • Microcaecilia supernumeraria
    • Microcaecilia taylori
    • Microcaecilia unicolor
  • Genus Mimosiphonops
    • Mimosiphonops reinhardti
    • Mimosiphonops vermiculatus
  • 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 Praslinia
    • Praslinia cooperi
  • Genus Schistometopum
    • Schistometopum gregorii
    • Schistometopum thomense
  • Genus Siphonops
    • Siphonops annulatus
    • Siphonops hardyi
    • Siphonops insulanus
    • Siphonops leucoderus
    • Siphonops paulensis
  • Genus Sylvacaecilia
    • Sylvacaecilia grandisonae
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References

  • Nussbaum, Ronald A. and Mark Wilkinson (1989). "On the Classification and Phylogeny of Caecilians." Herpetological Monographs, (3), 1-42
  • {{cite journal 
| last = San Mauro
| first = Diego
| title = Phylogeny of caecilian amphibians (Gymnophiona) based on complete mitochondrial genomes and nuclear RAG1
| url = http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2004.05.014
| journal = Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 
| volume = 33
| pages = 413-427
| year = 2004
| month = November

| coauthors = David J. Gower, Oommen V. Oommen, Mark Wilkinson and Rafael Zardoya }}

  • {{cite journal 
| last = San Mauro
| first = Diego
| title = Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea
| url = http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AN/journal/issues/v165n5/40546/40546.html
| journal = American Naturalist
| volume = 165
| pages = 590-599
| year = 2005
| month = May

| coauthors = Miguel Vences, Marina Alcobendas, Rafael Zardoya and Axel Meyer }}

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