''Boulengerula'' is a genus of amphibians in the family

Herpelidae Herpelidae are a family of caecilians, sometimes known as the African caecilians. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes. They are the sister group to the newly discovered Chikili ...

. They are found in East Africa. They are sometimes known as Boulenger's caecilians or Usambara bluish-gray caecilians.

Ecology

Boulengerula taitana ''Boulengerula taitana'' (common names: Taita African caecilian, Taita Hills caecilian, Taita Mountains caecilian) is a species of caecilian. It is endemic to the Taita Hills region of southeast Kenya. ''Boulengerula taitana'' are unique caecilia ...

'' feeds on

earthworm An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. They exhibit a tube-within-a-tube body plan; they are externally segmented with corresponding internal segmentation; and they usually have setae on all segments. T ...

termite Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blatto ...

s, dipteran larvae and other soil macrofauna. Presumably other ''Boulengerula'' have similar diets.

Species

There are eight species:

References

Amphibians of Africa Amphibian genera Taxa named by Gustav Tornier Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Caecilian-stub