Caeciliidae
Caeciliids range from 90-1600 mm in total length! This is the largest of the caecilian families with 21 genera and 95 species. Life histories range from having direct development (South America, Africa, India and Seychelles), aquatic larvae (South America, Seychelles and Ethiopia), and viviparity (New World and Africa). Most caeciliids are burrowers and most lack a true tail and have relatively few to no secondary body annuli. Species with only primary annuli also lack dermal scales (as in other caecilians with only primary annuli). Eyes are covered by skin and in some species by bone. The tentacular opening lies variably between the nostril and eye. Coloration ranges from ground color to orange, yellow, pink or bluish. This family is most likely paraphyletic.
Dermophis mexicanus
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Genus Boulengerula (7 species)
Boulengerula boulengeri no species account photos no range maps no sounds Boulengerula changamwensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Boulengerula denhardti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Boulengerula fischeri no species account photos no range maps no sounds Boulengerula niedeni no species account photos no range maps no sounds Boulengerula taitana species account photos no range maps no sounds Boulengerula uluguruensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Brasilotyphlus (2 species)
Brasilotyphlus braziliensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Brasilotyphlus guarantanus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Caecilia (33 species)
Caecilia abitaguae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia albiventris no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia antioquiaensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia armata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia attenuata no species account photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia bokermanni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia caribea no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia corpulenta no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia crassisquama no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia degenerata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia disossea no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia dunni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia flavopunctata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia gracilis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia guntheri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia inca no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia isthmica no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia leucocephala no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia marcusi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia mertensi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia nigricans no species account photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia occidentalis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia orientalis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia pachynema no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia perdita no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia pressula no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia subdermalis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia subnigricans no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia subterminalis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia tentaculata no species account photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia tenuissima no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia thompsoni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Caecilia volcani species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Caecilita (1 species)
Caecilita iwokramae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Dermophis (7 species)
Dermophis costaricense no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dermophis glandulosus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dermophis gracilior species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dermophis mexicanus species account photos no range maps no sounds Dermophis oaxacae species account photos range maps no sounds Dermophis occidentalis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dermophis parviceps species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Gegeneophis (10 species)
Gegeneophis carnosus species account photos no range maps no sounds Gegeneophis danieli species account photos no range maps no sounds Gegeneophis fulleri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gegeneophis goaensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gegeneophis krishni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gegeneophis madhavai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gegeneophis mhadeiensis species account photos no range maps no sounds Gegeneophis nadkarnii no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gegeneophis ramaswamii species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gegeneophis seshachari no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Geotrypetes (3 species)
Geotrypetes angeli no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Geotrypetes pseudoangeli no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Geotrypetes seraphini no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Grandisonia (4 species)
Grandisonia alternans species account no photos no range maps no sounds Grandisonia brevis species account no photos no range maps no sounds Grandisonia larvata species account no photos no range maps no sounds Grandisonia sechellensis species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Gymnopis (2 species)
Gymnopis multiplicata species account photos no range maps no sounds Gymnopis syntrema species account no photos range maps no sounds
Genus Herpele (2 species)
Herpele multiplicata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Herpele squalostoma no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Hypogeophis (1 species)
Hypogeophis rostratus species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Idiocranium (1 species)
Idiocranium russeli no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Indotyphlus (2 species)
Indotyphlus battersbyi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Indotyphlus maharashtraensis species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Luetkenotyphlus (1 species)
Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Microcaecilia (6 species)
Microcaecilia albiceps no species account photos no range maps no sounds Microcaecilia grandis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Microcaecilia rabei no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Microcaecilia supernumeraria no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Microcaecilia taylori no species account photos no range maps no sounds Microcaecilia unicolor no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Mimosiphonops (2 species)
Mimosiphonops reinhardti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mimosiphonops vermiculatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Oscaecilia (9 species)
Oscaecilia bassleri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Oscaecilia elongata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Oscaecilia equatorialis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Oscaecilia hypereumeces no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Oscaecilia koepckeorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Oscaecilia ochrocephala no species account photos no range maps no sounds Oscaecilia osae species account photos no range maps no sounds Oscaecilia polyzona no species account photos no range maps no sounds Oscaecilia zweifeli no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Parvicaecilia (2 species)
Parvicaecilia nicefori no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Parvicaecilia pricei no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Praslinia (1 species)
Praslinia cooperi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Schistometopum (2 species)
Schistometopum gregorii no species account photos no range maps no sounds Schistometopum thomense species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Siphonops (5 species)
Siphonops annulatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Siphonops hardyi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Siphonops insulanus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Siphonops leucoderus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Siphonops paulensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Sylvacaecilia (1 species)
Sylvacaecilia grandisonae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
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