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Dermophiidae
The Dermophiidae are a family of common caecilians. They are found in Central and South America, and Africa. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes. 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 **''Gymnopis multiplicata'' **'' Gymnopis syntrema'' *Genus '' Schistometopum'' – Guinea caecilians **'' Schistometopum gregorii'' **''Schistometopum thomense ''Schistometopum thomense'' is a species of amphibian in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermophiidae
The Dermophiidae are a family of common caecilians. They are found in Central and South America, and Africa. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes. 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 **''Gymnopis multiplicata'' **'' Gymnopis syntrema'' *Genus '' Schistometopum'' – Guinea caecilians **'' Schistometopum gregorii'' **''Schistometopum thomense ''Schistometopum thomense'' is a species of amphibian in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermophis
''Dermophis'' is a genus of worm-like amphibians in the family Dermophiidae, the Neotropical and Tropical African caecilians. They are found in the Middle America between southern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ... and northwestern Colombia. Common names Mexican caecilians or Neotropical caecilians are sometimes used for them. Species The genus has seven species: Description The largest species, ''Dermophis mexicanus'', can grow to a total length of , while the smallest one, ''Dermophis parviceps'', reaches only . The body has numerous folds, from 97 to 258, with considerable variations both between individuals within a species and between the species. There is a tentacle about halfway between eye and nostril. The lower jaw has only one row of teeth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geotrypetes
''Geotrypetes'' is a genus of caecilians in the family Dermophiidae, although some classifications place it in the family Caeciliidae. They occur in tropical West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ... and are sometimes known as the West African caecilians. Species There are three species: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2522784 Amphibian genera Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermophis Occidentalis
''Dermophis occidentalis'' is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is endemic to south-western Costa Rica and occurs in the Pacific lowlands and premontane slopes, extending to the western part of the central valley. Its taxonomic status is unclear. Description ''Dermophis occidentalis'' is a small-sized caecilian measuring in total length. It has 95–112 primary and 29–37 secondary annuli. The body is slender, with its length 30 to 32 times the body width.). The head is narrow and light grayish tan in color. The body is dorsally lavender plumbeous, turning lighter ventrally. Habitat and conservation ''Dermophis occidentalis'' occurs in lowland and submontane rainforests at elevations of above sea level. It is a subterranean species that can be found under logs and in leaf litter. It is viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caecilian
Caecilians (; ) are a group of limbless, vermiform or serpentine amphibians. They mostly live hidden in the ground and in stream substrates, making them the least familiar order of amphibians. Caecilians are mostly distributed in the tropics of South and Central America, Africa, and southern Asia. Their diet consists of small subterranean creatures such as earthworms. All modern caecilians and their closest fossil relatives are grouped as a clade, Apoda , within the larger group Gymnophiona , which also includes more primitive extinct caecilian-like amphibians. The name derives from the Greek words γυμνος (''gymnos'', naked) and οφις (''ophis'', snake), as the caecilians were originally thought to be related to snakes. The body is cylindrical dark brown or bluish black in colour. The skin is slimy and bears grooves or ringlike markings. Description Caecilians completely lack limbs, making the smaller species resemble worms, while the larger species, with lengths up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermophis Parviceps
''Dermophis parviceps'' is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama, and possibly in Colombia, depending on the source. Common names slender caecilian and La Loma caecilian have been coined for it. Description Specimens from Costa Rica measure in total length and have 85–102 primary and 11–26 secondary annuli; the annular grooves lack dark pigment seen in ''Dermophis mexicanus'' and ''Dermophis oaxacae''. The body is slender. The eyes can be seen through the skin. The head is pinkish, contrasting with the purplish-gray body. Habitat and conservation ''Dermophis parviceps'' occurs in humid montane and lowland forest at elevations of above sea level. It is a subterranean species that can be found as deep as below the soil surface, but also under logs or in leaf litter. It is probably viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermophis Oaxacae
''Dermophis oaxacae'', also known Oaxacan caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is endemic to southwestern Mexico and occurs on the Pacific slopes and the Balsas depression in the states of Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Description ''Dermophis oaxacae'' is a relatively large caecilian with a reported maximum total length of . It has 119–139 primary and 101–133 secondary annuli; these high counts distinguish it from all other ''Dermophis''. The body is somewhat robust and the head is relatively large. The mouth is subterminal. The eyes are visible through a layer of skin. Living animals have blue-black coloration. The annular grooves are ventrally marked with dark pigment, in sharp contrast to the otherwise pale venter. Habitat and conservation ''Dermophis oaxacae'' occurs in semi-deciduous tropical forests at elevations up to above sea level. It is a subterranean species. It is probably viviparous Among animals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geotrypetes Pseudoangeli
''Geotrypetes pseudoangeli'' is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is only known from Sanokwelle near Ganta in northern Liberia and from Beyla in southeastern Guinea. Common name false Angel's caecilian has been suggested for this species. Habitat and conservation ''Geotrypetes pseudoangeli'' is a little-known species. It is presumably fossorial, and probably lives in forests, or in fruit tree plantations, rural gardens, and secondary forests. '' Geotrypetes seraphini'' is known to be viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externally from the m ... and not to dependent on water for breeding, and this might well apply to this species too. Threats to and population status of this species are unknown. References pseudoangeli Amphibians of West Africa Taxa name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geotrypetes Angeli
''Geotrypetes angeli'' is a species of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. It is only known from Labé—the type locality which could refer to several places in Guinea—and from Beyla, Guinea and Tingi Hills, Sierra Leone. Common name Angel's caecelian has been coined for this species. Etymology Hampton Wildman Parker named this species in honour of Fernand Angel, a French zoologist and herpetologist from the National Museum of Natural History. Angel helped Parker to get access to specimens at the National Museum of Natural History that were included as paratypes in the species description. Description The holotype, a mature female, measured in length and in width. The paratypes (3) are also females, the largest of which measured . The snout is rounded and prominent, with nostrils close to its tip. There are between 99 and 105 primary and 28 to 33 secondary folds. The holotype was pregnant with eight mature embryos. Habitat and conservation ''Geotrypetes angeli'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schistometopum Thomense
''Schistometopum thomense'' is a species of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae, endemic to São Tomé and Ilhéu das Rolas. It is found in most soils on São Tomé, from tropical moist lowland forests to coastal coconut plantation A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. The ...s. It is absent only from the driest northern areas of the island. It is typically around 30 cm (12 in) in length, and is often bright yellow. The size of ''S. thomense'' can vary throughout São Tomé, however, and it is the only known caecilian to follow Bergmann's rule, which states that a decreasing temperature due to factors such as increasing altitude will cause an increase in the body size of endothermic vertebrate species. The island of São Tomé is a massive shield volcano, and it ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermophis Costaricense
''Dermophis costaricense'' is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica and is found on the Atlantic versant of Cordillera de Tilarán, Cordillera Central, and Cordillera de Talamanca. Its taxonomic status is in need of a review. Description ''Dermophis costaricense'' is a moderate-sized species: total length is . It is characterized by high numbers of both primary (107–117) and secondary annuli (74–96). The annuli are not darkly demarcated ventrally, as seen in ''Dermophis mexicanus'', which is also a larger species. ''D. costaricense'' appears to be closely related with '' Dermophis gracilior'' from the Pacific versant of Costa Rica, and it is possible that these two species turn out to be the same species. However, as presently known, their ranges do not overlap and they can be distinguished based on the total number of annuli (higher in ''D. costaricense''). Habitat and conservation ''Dermophis costaricense'' occurs in premontane ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermophis Gracilior
''Dermophis gracilior'' is a species of caecilian in the family Dermophiidae. It is found on the Pacific slopes of Cordillera de Talamanca in eastern Costa Rica and western Panama, as well as in the central Pacific Costa Rica. Some sources also report it from the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica. Description ''Dermophis gracilior'' is a moderate-sized caecilian measuring in total length. It has 91–117 primary and 65–96 secondary annuli. The body is somewhat robust (length 23 to 34 times the body width). The upper surface is lead-gray in color, whereas the lower one is cream with dark mottling, or largely gray to dull black. The annular grooves are similarly colored as the adjacent areas. Habitat and conservation ''Dermophis gracilior'' occurs in humid lowland, premontane, and montane forests at elevations above sea level. It is a subterranean species that can be found under logs and surface debris. It is probably viviparous. ''D. gracilior'' is a poorly known species known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
