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Dermophiidae
Dermophis mexicanus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Gymnophiona
Clade:
Apoda
Family:
Dermophiidae Taylor, 1969
Genera
Dermophis Geotrypetes Gymnopis Schistometopum
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).
The Dermophiidae are a family of common caecilians. They are found in Central and South America, and Africa. Like other caecilians, they superficially...
tapalcua or tepelcua, is a species of limbless amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. The species is native to Mexico and Central America, where it burrows...
– common caecilians, 44 species Family Chikilidae – 4 species Family Dermophiidae – 14 species Family Herpelidae – 10 species Family Ichthyophiidae – fish...
Schistometopum thomense is a species of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae, endemic to São Tomé and Ilhéu das Rolas. It is found in most soils on São...
Dermophis glandulosus is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is found in northwestern Colombia (Córdoba and Antioquia Departments), Costa...
Dermophis - see Family Dermophiidae Genus Gegeneophis - see Family Indotyphlidae Genus Geotrypetes - see Family Dermophiidae Genus Grandisonia Genus...
Geotrypetes is a genus of caecilians in the family Dermophiidae, although some classifications place it in the family Caeciliidae. They occur in tropical...
Gymnopis is a Central American genus of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Gymnopis". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online...
Dermophis parviceps is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama, and possibly in Colombia, depending on...
Dermophis is a genus of worm-like amphibians in the family Dermophiidae, the Neotropical and Tropical African caecilians. They are found in the Middle...
Gymnopis multiplicata is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and possibly Guatemala. Its...
also known Oaxacan caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is endemic to southwestern Mexico and occurs on the Pacific slopes...
flood-plain-dwelling caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae from East Africa. Schistometopum gregorii is endemic to the coastal East...
seraphini, the Gaboon caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast...
Dermophis gracilior is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is found on the Pacific slopes of Cordillera de Talamanca in eastern Costa...
Geotrypetes angeli is a species of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. It is only known from Labé—the type locality which could refer to several places...
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