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Chikilas
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Chikilas

Chikila

Chikila is a genus of amphibian in the order Gymnophiona (caecilians). It is the only genus within the family Chikilidae. All members of the genus are known from northeast India and Bangladesh.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Kuttal Chikila

speciesChikila fulleri

Alcock's Chikila

speciesChikila alcocki

Gaiduwan's Chikila

speciesChikila gaiduwani

Darlong Chikila

speciesChikila darlong

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 134238.