''Typhlonectes'' (from , 'blind' and , 'swimmer') is a genus of

caecilian Caecilians (; ) are a group of limbless, vermiform (worm-shaped) or serpentine (snake-shaped) amphibians with small or sometimes nonexistent eyes. They mostly live hidden in soil or in streambeds, and this cryptic lifestyle renders caecilians ...

s in the family

Typhlonectidae Typhlonectidae, also known as aquatic caecilians or rubber eels, are a family of caecilians found east of the Andes in South America. They are viviparous animals, giving birth to young that possess external gills. Of the five extant genera in th ...

. These fully aquatic

amphibian Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniote, anamniotic, tetrapod, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class (biology), class Amphibia. In its broadest sense, it is a paraphyletic group encompassing all Tetrapod, tetrapods, but excl ...

s are found in the

Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...

and Northern South America, and typically range between in length.Vitt, L.J.; and Caldwell, J.P. (2013). ''Herpetology, Fourth Edition: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles'', p. 453. The genus contains two species: * ''

Typhlonectes compressicauda ''Typhlonectes compressicauda'', the Cayenne caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae that lives in water. It is found in Amazon basin, Amazonian Brazil, Peru, and Colombia as well as in Guyana and French Guiana, and like ...

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Typhlonectes cunhai ''Typhlonectes compressicauda'', the Cayenne caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae that lives in water. It is found in Amazonian Brazil, Peru, and Colombia as well as in Guyana and French Guiana, and likely Suriname, ...

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Typhlonectes natans ''Typhlonectes natans'', also correctly called the rubber eel or Rio Rauca caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family (biology), family Typhlonectidae found in Colombia, Venezuela, and possibly Trinidad and Tobago. Its natural habitats ar ...

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