Dermophis
Appearance
Dermophis | |
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Tapalcua (Dermophis mexicanus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Dermophiidae |
Genus: | Dermophis Peters, 1880 |
Species | |
7, see text |
Dermophis is a genus of worm-like amphibians in the family Dermophiidae, distributed between southern Mexico and northwestern Colombia. Their common name is Mexican caecilians or Neotropical caecilians.[1]
Species
The genus has seven species:[1][2]
Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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Dermophis costaricensis Taylor, 1955 | |
Dermophis glandulosus Taylor, 1955 | |
Dermophis gracilior Günther, 1902 | |
Dermophis mexicanus (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | Mexican caecilian, tapalcua |
Dermophis oaxacae (Mertens, 1930) | Oaxacan caecilian |
Dermophis occidentalis Taylor, 1955 | |
Dermophis parviceps (Dunn, 1924) | La Loma caecilian |
References
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Dermophis Peters, 1880". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Dermophiidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.