Ichthyophiidae

Ichthyophis

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: Ichthyophiidae
Genera: Caudacaecilia – Ichthyophis – Uraeotyphlus

Name

Ichthyophiidae Taylor, 1968

Type genus: Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826

Synonyms

• Epicria Fitzinger, 1843
• Epicrina Bonaparte, 1845
• Epicriina — Bonaparte, 1850
• Ichthyophiidae Taylor, 1968
• Uraeotyphlinae Nussbaum, 1979
• Epicriidae — Dubois, 1984
• Epicrioides — Lescure, Renous & Gasc, 1986
• Epicrioidea — Lescure, Renous & Gasc, 1986
• Epicrioidae — Lescure, Renous & Gasc, 1986
• Epicriinae — Lescure, Renous & Gasc, 1986
• Epicriilae — Lescure, Renous & Gasc, 1986
• Uraeotyphlilae — Lescure, Renous & Gasc, 1986
• Uraeotyphlidae — Duellman & Trueb, 1986
• Epicriumidae — Anonymous, 1993

References

• Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 46.
• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Ichthyophiidae access date 13 August 2008

Vernacular names

English: Fish Caecilians

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