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*

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