Oscaecilia

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 (9): O. bassleri – O. elongata – O. equatorialis – O. hypereumeces – O. koepckeorum – O. ochrocephala – O. osae – O. polyzona – O. zweifeli

Name

Oscaecilia Taylor, 1968: 598

• Type species: Caecilia ochrocephala Cope, 1866, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1968. The Caecilians of the World: A Taxonomic Review. University of Kansas Press: Lawrence, Kansas. vii + 848 pp. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lahanas, P.N. & Savage, J.M. 1992. A New Species of Caecilian from the Península de Osa of Costa Rica. Copeia 1992(3): 703–708. DOI: 10.2307/1446146 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: South American Caecilians

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