Geotrypetes

Geotrypetes
Geotrypetes seraphini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Dermophiidae
Genus:
Peters, 1880
Species

3 species (see text)

Geotrypetes is a genus of caecilians in the family Dermophiidae,[1][2] although some classifications place it in the family Caeciliidae.[3] They occur in tropical West Africa and are sometimes known as the West African caecilians.[1]

Species

Illustration of Geotrypetes seraphini from Faune de la Sénégambie, vertébrés by Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune, 1883.

There are three species:[1][2][3]

Binomial name and author Common name
Geotrypetes angeli Parker, 1936 Angel's caecilian
Geotrypetes pseudoangeli Taylor, 1968 false Angel's caecilian
Geotrypetes seraphini (Duméril, 1859) Gaboon caecilian

References

  1. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Geotrypetes Peters, 1880". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Dermophiidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Geotrypetes Peters, 1880". African Amphibians. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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