Dermophiidae

The Dermophiidae are a family of common caecilians. They are found in Central and South America, and Africa. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes.

Dermophiidae
Dermophis mexicanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Dermophiidae Taylor, 1969
Genera
Dermophis Geotrypetes Gymnopis Schistometopum

They are the only viviparous caecilians (species that give birth to live young) with secondary annuli (rings around the body).

Species

• Genus Dermophis
  • Dermophis costaricense
  • Dermophis glandulosus
  • Dermophis gracilior
  • Dermophis mexicanus - Mexican burrowing caecilian
  • Dermophis oaxacae
  • Dermophis occidentalis
  • Dermophis parviceps
• Genus Geotrypetes – West African caecilians
  • Geotrypetes angeli
  • Geotrypetes pseudoangeli
  • Geotrypetes seraphini, Gaboon caecilian
• Genus Gymnopis – wet forest caecilians
  • Gymnopis multiplicata
  • Gymnopis syntrema
• Genus Schistometopum – Guinea caecilians
  • Schistometopum ephele
  • Schistometopum gregorii
  • Schistometopum thomense

References

• Nussbaum, Ronald A.; Mark Wilkinson (1989). "On the Classification and Phylogeny of Caecilians". Herpetological Monographs (3): 1–42. doi:10.2307/1466984. JSTOR 1466984.
• Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Dermophiidae". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2004. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. Retrieved 26 August 2004