Hypogeophis
| Hypogeophis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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]
Species[]
The genus has four recognized species:[1][3]
- Hypogeophis brevis
- , Maddock, Wilkinson, and Gower, 2018
- – petite Praslin caecilian, found on Praslin[4]
- Hypogeophis rostratus – Frigate Island caecilian
References[]
- ^ a b 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 (2000). "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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Categories:
- Indotyphlidae
- Amphibian genera
- Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
- Endemic fauna of Seychelles
- Caecilian stubs