Dermophiidae
Family of amphibians
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The Dermophiidae are a family of neotropical caecilians. They are found in Central and South America, and Africa. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes.
| Dermophiidae | |
|---|---|
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| Dermophis mexicanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Dermophiidae Taylor, 1969 |
| Genera | |
They are the only viviparous caecilians (species that give birth to live young) with secondary annuli (rings around the body).
Species
- Genus Dermophis
- Dermophis costaricense
- Dermophis glandulosus
- Dermophis gracilior
- Dermophis mexicanus - Mexican burrowing caecilian
- Dermophis oaxacae
- Dermophis occidentalis
- Dermophis parviceps
- Genus Geotrypetes – West African caecilians
- Geotrypetes angeli
- Geotrypetes pseudoangeli
- Geotrypetes seraphini, Gaboon caecilian
- Genus Gymnopis – wet forest caecilians
- Genus Schistometopum – Guinea caecilians
- Schistometopum ephele
- Schistometopum gregorii
- Schistometopum thomense
References
- Nussbaum, Ronald A.; Mark Wilkinson (1989). "On the Classification and Phylogeny of Caecilians". Herpetological Monographs (3): 1–42. doi:10.2307/1466984. JSTOR 1466984.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Dermophiidae". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2004. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. Retrieved 26 August 2004