Gymnophiona

Dermophis mexicanus

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Gymnophiona
Familiae (10): Caeciliidae - Chikilidae - Dermophiidae - Herpelidae - Ichthyophiidae - Indotyphlidae - Rhinatrematidae - Scolecomorphidae - Siphonopidae - Typhlonectidae

Check (1): Caecilita

Name

Gymnophiona Müller, 1832

Synonyms

• Apoda Oppel, 1810

Homonyms

• Apoda Haworth, 1809, genus (Animalia, Lepidoptera)

References

• Kamei, R.G. et al. (online, 2012): Discovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africa. Proceedings of the Royal Society (B), DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0150
• Wilkinson, M.; San Mauro, D.; Sherratt, E.; Gower, D.J. 2011: A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Zootaxa, 2874: 41–64. Preview

Additional references

• Maciel, A.O.; Hoogmoed, M.S. 2011: Taxonomy and distribution of caecilian amphibians (Gymnophiona) of Brazilian Amazonia, with a key to their identification. Zootaxa, 2984: 1–53. Preview
• Müller, 1832, Z. Physiol., 4: 198

Links

• Gymnophiona - Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

беларуская: Бязногія земнаводныя
български: Безкраки
dansk: Ormepadder
Deutsch: Schleichenlurche
English: Limbless Amphibians (Caecilians)
español: Gimnofiones o ápodos
suomi: Matosammakot
français: Apodes, cécilies ou gymnophiones
magyar: Lábatlan kétéltűek
日本語: 無足目
Nederlands: Wormsalamanders
norsk: Ormepadder
polski: P?azybeznogie
português: Ápodes/Gimnofionos/Gimnofióneos
svenska: Maskgroddjur
ไทย: เขียดงู
Türkçe: Bacaksız kurbağalar
中文: 无足目

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