Hypogeophis

Hypogeophis is a genus of caecilians in the family Indotyphlidae. The genus consists of four species, all endemic to parts of the Seychelles Archipelago.[1][2]

Hypogeophis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Indotyphlidae
Genus: Hypogeophis
Peters, 1880
Species

4 species (see text)

Species

The genus has four recognized species:[1][3]

  • Hypogeophis brevis
  • Hypogeophis montanus, Maddock, Wilkinson, and Gower, 2018
  • Hypogeophis pti – petite Praslin caecilian, found on Praslin[4]
  • Hypogeophis rostratus – Frigate Island caecilian
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References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Hypogeophis Peters, 1880". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. Himstedt, Werner. "Caecilian Ecology". In Hofrichter, Robert (ed.). Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts. New York: Firefly. pp. 186–190. ISBN 1-55209-541-X.
  3. "Indotyphlidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. Blackman, Stuart (2018). "Discoveries". BBC Wildlife. Vol. 36 no. 1. p. 17.


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