| Caecilia | |
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| Caecilia nigricans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Caecilia tentaculata | |
| Diversity | |
| See text | |
Caecilia is a genus of amphibians in the family Caeciliidae.
| Binomial name and author | Common name | |
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| Caecilia abitaguae Dunn, 1942 | Abitagua caecilian | |
| Caecilia albiventris Daudin, 1803 | Whitebelly caecilian | |
| Caecilia antioquiaensis Taylor, 1968 | Antioquia caecilian | |
| Caecilia aprix Fernández-Roldán and Rueda-Almonacid, 2022 | ||
| Caecilia armata Dunn, 1942 | Armored caecilian | |
| Caecilia atelolepis Fernández-Roldán, Lynch, and Medina-Rangel, 2023 | ||
| Caecilia attenuata Taylor, 1968 | Santa Rosa caecilian | |
| Caecilia bokermanni Taylor, 1968 | Bokermann's caecilian | |
| Caecilia caribea Dunn, 1942 | Pensilvania caecilian | |
| Caecilia corpulenta Taylor, 1968 | Solid caecilian | |
| Caecilia crassisquama Taylor, 1968 | Normandia caecilian | |
| Caecilia degenerata Dunn, 1942 | Garagoa caecilian | |
| Caecilia disossea Taylor, 1968 | Rio Santiago caecilian | |
| Caecilia dunni Hershkovitz, 1938 | Dunn's caecilian | |
| Caecilia epicrionopsoides Fernández-Roldán, Lynch, and Medina-Rangel, 2023 | ||
| Caecilia flavopunctata Roze & Solano, 1963 | Yellow-spotted caecilian | |
| Caecilia goweri Fernández-Roldán and Lynch, 2021 | ||
| Caecilia gracilis Shaw, 1802 | Wormlike caecilia, slender caecilian, Surinam caecilian | |
| Caecilia guntheri Dunn, 1942 | Gunther's caecilian | |
| Caecilia inca Taylor, 1973 | Fundo Sinchona caecilian | |
| Caecilia isthmica Cope, 1877 | ||
| Caecilia leucocephala Taylor, 1968 | White-headed caecilian | |
| Caecilia macrodonta Fernández-Roldán, Lynch, and Medina-Rangel, 2023 | ||
| Caecilia marcusi Wake, 1985 | Villa Tunari caecilian | |
| Caecilia mertensi Taylor, 1973 | Mertens' caecilian | |
| Caecilia museugoeldi Maciel and Hoogmoed, 2018 | ||
| Caecilia nigricans Boulenger, 1902 | Rio Lita caecilian | |
| Caecilia occidentalis Taylor, 1968 | Cauca caecilian | |
| Caecilia orientalis Taylor, 1968 | La Bonita caecilian | |
| Caecilia pachynema Günther, 1859 | Intac caecilian | |
| Caecilia perdita Taylor, 1968 | Andagoya caecilian | |
| Caecilia pressula Taylor, 1968 | Marudi Mountains caecilian | |
| Caecilia pulchraserrana Acosta-Galvis, 2019 | ||
| Caecilia subdermalis Taylor, 1968 | Moscopan caecilian | |
| Caecilia subnigricans Dunn, 1942 | Magdalena Valley caecilian | |
| Caecilia subterminalis Taylor, 1968 | Taylor's Ecuador caecilian | |
| Caecilia tentaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Bearded caecilia, white-bellied caecilian, Linnaeus' caecilian | |
| Caecilia tenuissima Taylor, 1973 | Guayaquil caecilian | |
| Caecilia thompsoni Boulenger, 1902 | Thompson's caecilian | |
| Caecilia volcani Taylor, 1969 | Cocle caecilian | |
| Caecilia wilkinsoni Fernández-Roldán & Lynch, 2023 | ||
Caeciliidae is the family of common caecilians. They are found in Central and South America. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes.
Caecilia antioquiaensis, the Antioquia caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from its type locality in the Cordillera Central in Valdivia, Antioquia. It is a poorly known subterranean species, occurring in humid tropical forest.
Caecilia bokermanni is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and possibly Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Caecilia caribea is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caecilia corpulenta is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caecilia degenerata, the Garagoa caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Colombia and known from the Cordillera Oriental in Boyacá, Santander, and Cundinamarca Departments. Its natural habitats are montane forests. This subterranean species is apparently common in parts of its range. Deforestation might be a threat to it.
Caecilia dunni is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from the Amazon basin in Napo and Pastaza Provinces. The specific name dunni honors Emmett Reid Dunn, a prominent American herpetologist. Common name Dunn's caecilian has been coined for it.
Caecilia guntheri is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Caecilia inca is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Peru and only known from the holotype collected in 1944 from "Fundo Sinchona" in the Loreto Region. There are doubts regarding taxonomic validity of this species. Common name Fundo Sinchona caecilian has been coined for it.
Caecilia leucocephala is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caecilia mertensi is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae from South America. The type locality is imprecise: the holotype was purportedly collected in "Seychelle Isle", but most likely originates from South America. However, more recently, several specimens have been collected from Mato Grosso, Brazil. The specific name mertensi honors Robert Mertens, a German zoologist and herpetologist. Common name Mertens' caecilian has been coined for this species.
Caecilia nigricans, commonly known as the Rio Lita caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Caeciliidae. It is a subterranean species located in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama and its natural habitats include moist, subtropical or tropical lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and foothill forests. The species is of least concern, as it can be found in several protected areas in Colombia like Darién National Park, however it is still threatened by human activities like deforestation.
Caecilia occidentalis is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to the Northwestern Andean montane forests within Colombia. Its habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, plantation, rural gardens, urban area, and degraded former forest.
Caecilia pachynema is a species of amphibian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Caecilia subdermalis is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caecilia tenuissima is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caecilia thompsoni, commonly called Thompson's caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Colombia. It is the largest of the worm-like caecilians and reaches a length of 1.5 m (5 ft) and can weigh up to about 1 kg (2.2 lb). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caecilius may refer to:
Caecilia pulchraserrana is a species of gymnophionic amphibian in the family Caeciliidae, which can be found on the western slopes of the Eastern Ranges and is endemic to Yariguíes National Park, in Santander Department, Colombia.
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