| Oscaecilia elongata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Oscaecilia |
| Species: | O. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oscaecilia elongata (Dunn, 1942) | |
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