Caeciliidae

49 species in 2 genera

Commonly Called Common Caecilians	Caecilia thompsoni Photo by Esteban Alzate (Click for family gallery)
The family Caeciliidae underwent substantial taxonomic revision in Wilkinson et al. (2011). These species are generally slender, some quite large (up to 1.5 m in Caecilia thompsoni) and vary from dark bluish slate to light gray in color with visible annuli. Much of the natural history and biology of this fossorial family is unknown. Written by AmphibiaWeb.
Notable Family Characteristics Morphological distinguished by the following combination: imperforate stapes, inner mandibular teeth, eyes surrounded or covered by the maxillopalatine, and monocusped teeth Generally known from tropical forests, both primary and secondary Oviparity known in at least C. orientalis Fossorial Distribution in Central and South America
Cartography Credit: Zoe Yoo, UC Berkeley Range maps sources: AmphibiaWeb, UC Berkeley, and IUCN RedList Download PDF
Relevant Reference Wilkinson, M., San Mauro, D., Sherratt, E., and Gower, D. J. 2011. A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Zootaxa 2874: 41-64.

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Genus Caecilia (40 species)

Caecilia abitaguae	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia albiventris	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia antioquiaensis	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia aprix	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia armata	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia atelolepis	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia attenuata	no account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia bokermanni	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia caribea	no account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia corpulenta	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia crassisquama	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia degenerata	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia disossea	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia dunni	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia epicrionopsoides	no account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia flavopunctata	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia gracilis	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia guntheri	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia inca	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia isthmica	no account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia leucocephala	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia macrodonta	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia marcusi	no account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia mertensi	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia museugoeldi	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia nigricans	account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia occidentalis	account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia orientalis	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia pachynema	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia perdita	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia pulchraserrana	account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia subdermalis	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia subnigricans	no account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia subterminalis	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia tentaculata	account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia tenuissima	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia thompsoni	no account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia volcani	account	photos	no sound/video
Caecilia wilkinsoni	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Caecilia yaigoje	no account	no photos	no sound/video

Genus Oscaecilia (9 species)

Oscaecilia bassleri	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Oscaecilia elongata	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Oscaecilia equatorialis	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Oscaecilia hypereumeces	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Oscaecilia koepckeorum	no account	no photos	no sound/video
Oscaecilia ochrocephala	no account	photos	no sound/video
Oscaecilia osae	account	photos	no sound/video
Oscaecilia polyzona	no account	photos	no sound/video
Oscaecilia zweifeli	no account	no photos	no sound/video

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