''Hypogeophis'' is a genus of
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 ...
s in the family
Grandisoniidae
The Grandisoniidae are a family of common caecilians found in Africa, Seychelles and India. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes. The family was formerly known as Indotyphlidae.
Taxonomy
The genera in this fami ...
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The genus consists of four species, all endemic to parts of the
Seychelles Archipelago.
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Species
The genus has four recognized species:[
* '' Hypogeophis brevis''
* '' Hypogeophis montanus'', Maddock, Wilkinson, and Gower, 2018
* '' Hypogeophis pti'' – petite Praslin caecilian, found on ]Praslin
Praslin () is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying northeast of Mahé in the Somali Sea. Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people and comprises two administrative districts: Baie Sainte Anne and Gra ...
Hypogeophis rostratus
The Frigate Island caecilian (''Hypogeophis rostratus'') is a species of amphibians in the family Indotyphlidae, endemic to Seychelles, where it is the most widespread caecilian species. It is found on all the islands with amphibians, namely Mah ...
'' – Frigate Island caecilian
References
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Indotyphlidae
Amphibian genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Endemic fauna of Seychelles
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