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Caecilia  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 208531

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Coecilia Linnaeus, 1758
  
    Amphiumophis Werner, 1901
  
  Common Name(s): common caecilians [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderGymnophiona  – Caecilians  
                            FamilyCaeciliidae Rafinesque, 1814 – Caecilians  
                               GenusCaecilia Linnaeus, 1758 – common caecilians  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Caecilia abitaguae Dunn, 1942  
                                  Species Caecilia albiventris Daudin, 1803  
                                  Species Caecilia antioquiaensis Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia aprix Fernández-Roldán and Rueda-Almonacid, 2022  
                                  Species Caecilia armata Dunn, 1942  
                                  Species Caecilia atelolepis Fernández-Roldán, Lynch and Medina-Rangel, 2023  
                                  Species Caecilia attenuata Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia bokermanni Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia caribea Dunn, 1942  
                                  Species Caecilia corpulenta Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia crassisquama Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia degenerata Dunn, 1942  
                                  Species Caecilia disossea Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia dunni Hershkovitz, 1938  
                                  Species Caecilia epicrionopsoides Fernández-Roldán, Lynch and Medina-Rangel, 2023  
                                  Species Caecilia flavopunctata Roze and Solano, 1963  
                                  Species Caecilia goweri Fernández-Roldán and Lynch, 2021  
                                  Species Caecilia gracilis Shaw, 1802  
                                  Species Caecilia guntheri Dunn, 1942  
                                  Species Caecilia inca Taylor, 1973  
                                  Species Caecilia isthmica Cope, 1877  
                                  Species Caecilia leucocephala Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia macrodonta Fernández-Roldán, Lynch and Medina-Rangel, 2023  
                                  Species Caecilia marcusi Wake, 1985  
                                  Species Caecilia mertensi Taylor, 1973  
                                  Species Caecilia museugoeldi Maciel and Hoogmoed, 2018  
                                  Species Caecilia nigricans Boulenger, 1902  
                                  Species Caecilia occidentalis Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia orientalis Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia pachynema Günther, 1859  
                                  Species Caecilia perdita Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia pulchraserrana Acosta-Galvis, Torres and Pulido-Santacruz, 2019  
                                  Species Caecilia subdermalis Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia subnigricans Dunn, 1942  
                                  Species Caecilia subterminalis Taylor, 1968  
                                  Species Caecilia tentaculata Linnaeus, 1758  
                                  Species Caecilia tenuissima Taylor, 1973  
                                  Species Caecilia tesoro Bock, Arroba-López, Velez-Giler, Moreira, Wiedebusch, Neira-Salamea, Wilkinson, Fuchs et al., 2024  
                                  Species Caecilia thompsoni Boulenger, 1902  
                                  Species Caecilia truncata Bock, Arroba-López, Velez-Giler, Moreira, Wiedebusch, Neira-Salamea, Wilkinson, Fuchs et al., 2024  
                                  Species Caecilia volcani Taylor, 1969  
                                  Species Caecilia wilkinsoni Fernández-Roldán and Lynch, 2023  
                                  Species Caecilia yaigoje Fernández-Roldán, Medina-Rangel and Lynch, 2023  
       

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  Source: Amphibian Species of the World 6.2 2025-09-15, database (version 6.2)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2025. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2 (15 September, 2025). lectronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Caecilia   
       
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Caecilia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 is a senior homonym of fish genus Caecilia Lacepčde, 1800 (TSN 635351)  
 

 

    

 
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