Caeciliidae
42 species in 2 genera
Caeciliids are distinguished by the following combination of characters: imperforate stapes, inner mandibular teeth, eyes surrounded or covered by the maxillopalatine, and monocusped teeth. These caecilians are found in South and Central America. The family Caeciliidae has recently undergone substantial taxonomic revision (Wilkinson et al. 2011). Wilkinson, M., San Mauro, D., Sherratt, E., and Gower, D. J. 2011. A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Zootaxa 2874: 41-64.
Caecilia caribea
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Genus Caecilia (33 species)
Caecilia abitaguae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia albiventris no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia antioquiaensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia armata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia attenuata no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Caecilia bokermanni no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia caribea no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Caecilia corpulenta no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia crassisquama no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia degenerata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia disossea no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia dunni no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia flavopunctata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia gracilis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia guntheri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia inca no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia isthmica no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia leucocephala no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia marcusi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Caecilia mertensi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia nigricans no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Caecilia occidentalis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Caecilia orientalis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia pachynema no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia perdita no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia pressula no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia subdermalis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia subnigricans no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Caecilia subterminalis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia tentaculata English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Caecilia tenuissima no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caecilia thompsoni no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Caecilia volcani English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Oscaecilia (9 species)
Oscaecilia bassleri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Oscaecilia elongata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Oscaecilia equatorialis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Oscaecilia hypereumeces no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Oscaecilia koepckeorum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Oscaecilia ochrocephala no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Oscaecilia osae English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Oscaecilia polyzona no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Oscaecilia zweifeli no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
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