Indotyphlidae
| Indotyphlidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Indotyphlidae Lescure, Renous & Gasc, 1986 |
| Genera | |
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Gegeneophis | |
The Indotyphlidae are a family of common caecilians found in Africa, Seychelles and India. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes.
Genera and species
- Genus Gegeneophis
- G. carnosus - Periya Peak caecilian, blind caecilian, pink blind caecilian
- G. danieli - Amboli caecilian, Daniel's caecilian
- G. fulleri - Fuller's caecilian
- G. goaensis
- G. krishni
- G. madhavai
- G. mhadeiensis
- G. nadkarnii
- G. ramaswamii – forest caecilian
- G. seshachari
- Genus Grandisonia – Seychelles caecilians
- Genus Hypogeophis
- H. brevis
- H. rostratus – Frigate Island caecilian
- Genus Idiocranium
- I. russeli– Makumuno Assumbo caecilian
- Genus Indotyphlus
- I. battersbyi – Battersby's caecilian
- I. maharashtraensis - Maharashtra caecilian
- Genus Praslinia
- P. cooperi – Praslin's caecilian
- Genus Sylvacaecilia
- S. grandisonae – Aleku caecilian
References
- 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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