Oscaecilia ochrocephala

Oscaecilia ochrocephala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Caeciliidae
Subfamilia: Caeciliinae
Genus: Oscaecilia
Species: Oscaecilia ochrocephala

Name

Oscaecilia ochrocephala (Cope, 1866)

Type locality: "Atlantic side of the Isthmus of Panama".

Holotype: USNM 29764.

Synonyms

• Coecilia ochrocephala Cope, 1866
• Herpele ochrocephala — Cope, 1885
• Caecilia sabogae Barbour, 1906
• Oscaecilia ochrocephala — Taylor, 1968

References

• Cope, 1866, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 18: 132.
• Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 598, 611.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Oscaecilia ochrocephala
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Oscaecilia ochrocephala. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Oscaecilia ochrocephala  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 12 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Yellow-headed Caecilian
Nederlands: Panamese wormsalamander