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Rhinatrematidae is a family of caecilians, also known as the Neotropical tailed caecilians, American tailed caecilians. or beaked caecilians. They are found in the equatorial countries of South America. [1] [2] They are usually regarded as the most basal of the caecilian families, with numerous characteristics lacking in the other groups.
Caecilians feed on small subterranean creatures such as earthworms. The body is cylindrical and often darkly coloured, and the skull is bullet-shaped and strongly built. Caecilian heads have several unique adaptations, including fused cranial and jaw bones, a two-part system of jaw muscles, and a chemosensory tentacle in front of the eye. The ...
Ichthyophis beddomei is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. This species is distributed widely in the Western Ghats in southern India. [1] [2] The nominal species might be a composite of several cryptic species. [2] It is also known as the yellow-striped caecilian, Beddome's caecilian, or Nilgherries caecilian. [1] [2]
Ymboirana was an extinct genus of caecilian described based on a fossil found in the Oligocene Tremembé Formation (Taubaté Basin), Brazil.The holotype and only known specimen comprises a partially preserved skeleton, including parts of the skull and vertebral column.
Rhinatrema nigrum, the black caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Rhinatrematidae found in Guyana, [3] Venezuela, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , subtropical or tropical moist montane forests , rivers , and intermittent rivers.
Praslinia cooperi, or Cooper's black caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is monotypic in the genus Praslinia . It is found on Mahé and Silhouette Islands in the Seychelles .
Rhinatrema bivittatum, the two-lined caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Rhinatrematidae. It is found in Brazil , French Guiana , Guyana , and Suriname . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , rivers , and intermittent rivers .
Uraeotyphlus are relatively small sized caecilians ranging from 23 centimetres (9.1 in) to 35 centimetres (14 in) in length. Unlike the more 'advanced' caecilians, members of this genus have a true tail with vertebrae, and their skull has a relatively complex structure. However, unlike the more 'primitive' caecilians, the mouth is recessed ...