Oscaecilia
Genus of amphibians
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Oscaecilia is a genus of caecilians in the family Caeciliidae.[1][2][3] The genus is distributed in southeastern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and northern South America, possibly extending into southern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the South American caecilians.[1]
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| Oscaecilia | |
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| Oscaecilia ochrocephala | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Oscaecilia Taylor, 1968 |
| Type species | |
| Caecilia ochrocephala Cope, 1866 | |
| Species | |
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9 species (see text) | |
Description
Species
There are nine recognized species:[1][2]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Oscaecilia bassleri (Dunn, 1942) | Pastaza River caecilian |
| Oscaecilia elongata (Dunn, 1942) | Yavisa caecilian |
| Oscaecilia equatorialis Taylor, 1973 | Equatorial caecilian |
| Oscaecilia hypereumeces Taylor, 1968 | Joinville caecilian |
| Oscaecilia koepckeorum Wake, 1984 | Quisto Cocha caecilian |
| Oscaecilia ochrocephala Cope, 1866 | Yellow-headed caecilian |
| Oscaecilia osae Lahanas & Savage, 1992 | Osa caecilian, airstrip caecilian |
| Oscaecilia polyzona (Fischer in Peters, 1880) | New Granada caecilian |
| Oscaecilia zweifeli Taylor, 1968 | Tributary caecilian |