Dermophiidae

Dermophiidae

Dermophis mexicanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Family:	Dermophiidae Taylor, 1969
Genera
Dermophis Schistometopum Gymnopis Geotrypetes

The Dermophiidae are a family of common caecilians. They are found in Central and South America, and Africa. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes.

They are the only viviparous caecilians (species that give birth to live young) with secondary annuli (rings around the body).

Species

Genus Dermophis
- D. costaricensis
- D. glandulosus
- D. gracilior
- D. mexicanus - Mexican burrowing caecilian
- D. oaxacae
- D. occidentalis
- D. parviceps
Genus Geotrypetes – West African caecilians
- G. angeli
- G. pseudoangeli
- G. seraphini, Gaboon caecilian
Genus Gymnopis – wet forest caecilians
- G. multiplicata
- G. syntrema
Genus Schistometopum – Guinea caecilians
- S. gregorii
- S. thomense

References

Nussbaum, Ronald A.; 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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