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Boulengerula niedeni, the Sagalla caecilian, is a worm-like amphibian first described in 2005. The species was described from a specimen discovered on Sagala Hill , an isolated mountain block of the Taita Hills in Kenya , and is not known from other areas.
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 ...
Caeciliidae is the family of common caecilians.They are found in Central and South America. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes.. Although they are the most diverse of the caecilian families, the caeciliids do have a number of features in common that distinguish them from other caecilians.
Boulengerula taitana (common names: Taita African caecilian, Taita Hills caecilian, Taita Mountains caecilian) is a species of caecilian. It is endemic to the Taita Hills region of southeast Kenya. [3] Boulengerula taitana are unique caecilians in appearance, fertilization type, and parental care. From their similar shape and presentation to ...
Boulenger's caecilian, Usambara bluish-gray caecilian Boulengerula changamwensis Loveridge, 1932: Changamwensis African caecilian, Changamwe lowland caecilian, Changamwe caecilian Boulengerula denhardti Nieden, 1912: Boulengerula fischeri Nussbaum & Hinkel, 1994: Boulengerula niedeni Müller, Measey, Loader, & Malonza, 2005
The Vienna specimen of Atretochoana is a large caecilian at a length of 72.5 cm (28.5 in), [7] while the Brasília specimen is larger still at 80.5 cm (31.7 in). [8] By comparison, caecilians in general range in length from 11 to 160 cm (4.3 to 63.0 in). [7]
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.
The Siphonopidae are the family of common caecilians. They are found in Central and South America. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes. They are the sister group to Dermophiidae, also of South America. Siphonopids are oviparous caecilians, meaning they lay eggs. They have imperforated stapes and no inner ...