Hypogeophis
Hypogeophis is a genus of caecilians in the family Indotyphlidae. The genus consists of four species, all endemic to parts of the Seychelles Archipelago.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Indotyphlidae |
| Genus: | Hypogeophis Peters, 1880 |
| Species | |
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4 species (see text) | |
Species
The genus has four recognized species:[1][3]
- Hypogeophis brevis
- Hypogeophis montanus, Maddock, Wilkinson, and Gower, 2018
- Hypogeophis pti – petite Praslin caecilian, found on Praslin[4]
- Hypogeophis rostratus – Frigate Island caecilian
References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Hypogeophis Peters, 1880". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- Himstedt, Werner. "Caecilian Ecology". In Hofrichter, Robert (ed.). Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts. New York: Firefly. pp. 186–190. ISBN 1-55209-541-X.
- "Indotyphlidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- Blackman, Stuart (2018). "Discoveries". BBC Wildlife. Vol. 36 no. 1. p. 17.
External links
Media related to Hypogeophis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Hypogeophis at Wikispecies
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