Caeciliidae

Caeciliidae is the family of common caecilians.  They are found in Central and South America, equatorial Africa and India.  Like other caecilians, they look like worms or snakes. 

Although they are the most diverse of the caecilian families, the caeciliids do have a number of features in common that make them different from other caecilians. In particular, their skulls have few bones.  The ones tey have are fused to form a solid ram.  This helps in digging through the soil. The mouth is beneath the nose area.  There is no tail.

Many caeciliids lay their eggs in moist soil. The eggs then hatch into aquatic larvae. However, some species do not have a larval stage.  The eggs hatch into juveniles with the same form as the adults.  In some they lack eggs and give birth to live young.

Species 

Genus Boulengerula – Boulenger's Caecilians
Boulengerula boulengeri
Boulengerula changamwensis
Boulengerula denhardti
Boulengerula fischeri
Boulengerula niedeni
Boulengerula taitana
Boulengerula uluguruensis 	
Genus Brasilotyphlus – Brazilian Caecilians
Brasilotyphlus braziliensis
Brasilotyphlus guarantanus
Genus Caecilia – Common Caecilians
Caecilia abitaguae
Caecilia albiventris
Caecilia antioquiaensis
Caecilia armata
Caecilia attenuata
Caecilia bokermanni
Caecilia caribea
Caecilia corpulenta
Caecilia crassisquama
Caecilia degenerata
Caecilia disossea
Caecilia dunni
Caecilia flavopunctata
Caecilia gracilis
Caecilia guntheri
Caecilia inca
Caecilia isthmica
Caecilia leucocephala
Caecilia marcusi
Caecilia mertensi
Caecilia nigricans
Caecilia occidentalis
Caecilia orientalis
Caecilia pachynema
Caecilia perdita
Caecilia pressula
Caecilia subdermalis
Caecilia subnigricans
Caecilia subterminalis
Caecilia tentaculata
Caecilia tenuissima
Caecilia thompsoni
Caecilia volcani
Genus Caecilita
 Caecilita iwokramae
Genus Dermophis – Mexican Caecilians
Dermophis costaricensis
Dermophis glandulosus
Dermophis gracilior 	 	 	
Dermophis mexicanus
Dermophis oaxacae
Dermophis occidentalis
Dermophis parviceps
Genus Gegeneophis – Forest Caecilians
Gegeneophis carnosus
Gegeneophis danieli, Daniel's caecilian	 	 	
Gegeneophis fulleri
Gegeneophis goaensis
Gegeneophis krishni
Gegeneophis madhavai
Gegeniophis mhadeiensis
Gegeneophis nadkarnii
Gegeneophis ramaswamii
Gegeneophis seshachari
Genus Geotrypetes – West African Caecilians
Geotrypetes angeli
Geotrypetes pseudoangeli
Geotrypetes seraphini, Gaboon caecilian	 	 	
Genus Grandisonia – Seychelles Caecilians
Grandisonia alternans 	
Grandisonia brevis
Grandisonia larvata
Grandisonia sechellensis
Genus Gymnopis – Wet Forest Caecilians
Gymnopis multiplicata
Gymnopis syntrema
Genus Herpele – Congo Caecilians
Herpele multiplicata
Herpele squalostoma
Genus Hypogeophis – Frigate Island Caecilian
Hypogeophis rostratus
Genus Idiocranium – Makumuno Assumbo Caecilian
Idiocranium russeli
Genus Indotyphlus – Battersby's Caecilians
Indotyphlus battersbyi
Indotyphlus maharashtraensis
Genus Luetkenotyphlus – São Paulo Caecilian
Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis
Genus Microcaecilia – Tiny Caecilians
Microcaecilia albiceps
Microcaecilia grandis
Microcaecilia rabei
Microcaecilia supernumeraria
Microcaecilia taylori
Microcaecilia unicolor
Genus Mimosiphonops – Worm Patterned Caecilians
Mimosiphonops reinhardti
Mimosiphonops vermiculatus
Genus Oscaecilia – South American Caecilians
Oscaecilia bassleri
Oscaecilia elongata
Oscaecilia equatorialis
Oscaecilia hypereumeces
Oscaecilia koepckeorum
Oscaecilia ochrocephala
Oscaecilia osae
Oscaecilia polyzona
Oscaecilia zweifeli
Genus Parvicaecilia – Columbian Caecilians
Parvicaecilia nicefori
Parvicaecilia pricei
Genus Praslinia – Cooper's Caecilian
Praslinia cooperi
Genus Schistometopum – Guinae Caecilians
Schistometopum gregorii
Schistometopum thomense
Genus Siphonops – Ringed Caecilians
Siphonops annulatus
Siphonops hardyi
Siphonops insulanus
Siphonops leucoderus
Siphonops paulensis
Genus Sylvacaecilia – Aleku Caecilian
Sylvacaecilia grandisonae

References

Frost, Darrel R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0 (22 August 2004). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2004. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. Retrieved 26 August 2004

Caecilians