The Caecilians of the World: A Taxonomic Review

AMNH Amphibia anal glands annuli anteriorly Batrachia BMNH body width bone Boulenger Brasil Bull Caecilia CAECILIIDAE choanae Chthonerpeton Chthonerpeton indistinctum Colombia color dentary denticulations Dentition Dermophis Diagnosis distance distinct dorsal dorsal and ventral Duméril Dunn Ecuador EHT-HMS Epicrionops fused genus Geotrypetes seraphini Gymnophiona Gymnopis Head width Hypogeophis Ichthyophis KUMNH lateral lighter lower jaw Mahé maxillary Museum narial plugs nuchal collars nuchal groove paratype Parker posterior posteriorly premaxillaries premaxillary-maxillary teeth prevomerine prevomeropalatine primary annuli primary folds Proc Rhinatrema Río Scolecomorphus second collar secondary folds Seychelles sides Siphonops Siphonops annulatus slightly snout projects snout-tip socket specimen splenial teeth stripe tail length Taylor tentacle tentacular aperture terminal shield three views tongue Total length transverse groove type-locality Typhlonectes vent venter ventral ventral views vertebrae views of head width in length width of body width of head yes yes yes Zool