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However, Apoda been used for groups of fishes and of sea cucumbers and is the name of a genus of moth, and its continued use in caecilian taxonomy is potentially confusing and unhelpful. A classification of caecilians by Wilkinson et al. (2011) divided the living caecilians into 9 families containing nearly 200 species. [ 20 ]
Caecilia gracilis Shaw, 1802: Wormlike caecilia, slender caecilian, Surinam caecilian Caecilia guntheri Dunn, 1942: Gunther's caecilian Caecilia inca Taylor, 1973: Fundo Sinchona caecilian Caecilia isthmica Cope, 1877: Caecilia leucocephala Taylor, 1968: White-headed caecilian Caecilia macrodonta Fernández-Roldán, Lynch, and Medina-Rangel, 2023
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.
Caecilia subnigricans is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests , subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caecilia gracilis is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Brazil , French Guiana , Peru , Suriname , possibly Colombia , and possibly Guyana . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , moist savanna , plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caecilia isthmica is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , subtropical or tropical moist montane forests , plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caecilia occidentalis is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to the Northwestern Andean montane forests (C.Michael Hogan. 2012) within Colombia . Its habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest , plantation , rural gardens, urban area , and degraded former forest.
Caecilia volcani is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Panama . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , subtropical or tropical moist montane forests , plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.