Caeciliidae

Syphonops annulatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Caeciliidae
Subfamiliae: Caeciliinae - Scolecomorphinae - Typhlonectinae

Name

Caeciliidae Rafinesque, 1814

Type genus: Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

• Cecilinia Rafinesque, 1814
• Caecilidae — Bonaparte, 1832
• Ceciliidae — Dubois, 1985

References

• Rafinesque, 1814, Specchio Sci., 2, 2: 104.
• Dubois, 1985, Alytes, 4: 71.
• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Caeciliidae access date 11 August 2008

Vernacular names

English: Caecilians