''Siphonops'' 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

Siphonopidae The Siphonopidae are the family of common caecilians. They are found in Central and South America. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes. They are the sister group to Dermophiidae, also of South America. Siphonopi ...

. It contains the following species: * ''

Siphonops annulatus ''Siphonops annulatus'', the ringed caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae from South America. It might have the broadest known distribution among terrestrial caecilian species. Description Ringed caecilian measures in ...

'' — ringed caecilian * '' Siphonops hardyi'' — Hardy's caecilian * '' Siphonops leucoderus'' — Salvador caecilian * ''

Siphonops paulensis ''Siphonops paulensis'', or Boettger's caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Siphonopidae. It is found in northern Argentina, Paraguay, eastern Bolivia, and southern Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative R ...

'' — Boettger's caecilian, cutuchi

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