Typhlonectes (from Greek: τῠφλόςtuphlós, 'blind' and Greek: νηκτῆςnēktês, 'swimmer') is a genus of caecilians in the family Typhlonectidae. These fully aquatic amphibians are found in the Amazon Basin and Northern South America, and typically range between 30 and 60 cm (12–24 in) in length.[1]
The genus contains two species:
Typhlonectes compressicauda (Typhlonectes cunhai)
Typhlonectes natans
^Vitt, L.J.; and Caldwell, J.P. (2013). Herpetology, Fourth Edition: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 453. ISBN 978-0-12-386919-7
in length. The genus contains two species: Typhlonectes compressicauda (Typhlonectes cunhai) Typhlonectes natans Vitt, L.J.; and Caldwell, J.P. (2013)...
Typhlonectes compressicauda, the Cayenne caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae that lives in water. It is found in Amazonian...
genus Ichthyophis vestigial traces of limbs have been found, and in Typhlonectes compressicauda the presence of limb buds has been observed during embryonic...
the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Originally placed in the genus Typhlonectes in 1968, it was reclassified into its own monotypic genus, Atretochoana...
majority of species of caecilians, the young are produced by viviparity. Typhlonectes compressicauda, a species from South America, is typical of these. Up...
salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl) Typhlonectes compressicauda Siphonops annulatus Only a few modern mammal species are...
thoracata. A specimen of E. voltai had a caecilian (a legless amphibian), Typhlonectes compressicauda, in its stomach; it is possible that this means that the...
Family Typhlonectidae Genus Atretochoana Genus Chthonerpeton Genus Nectocaecilia Genus Potamotyphlus Genus Typhlonectes Amphibians portal Amphibian Herping...
& Ávila-Pires, 1991, a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena Typhlonectes cunhai, a species of amphibian endemic to Brazil This disambiguation...
metres) wide in some areas. In 2019, a worm-shaped amphibian caecilian, Typhlonectes natans, was found living in the canal. Normally found in Venezuela and...
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