Neotropical Caecilians
Dermophis
Dermophis is a genus of worm-like amphibians in the family Dermophiidae, the Neotropical and Tropical African caecilians. They are found in the Middle America between southern Mexico and northwestern Colombia. Common names Mexican caecilians or Neotropical caecilians are sometimes used for them.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Mexican Caecilian
speciesDermophis mexicanus
Oaxacan Caecilian
speciesDermophis oaxacae
Western Caecilian
speciesDermophis occidentalis
Glandular Caecilian
speciesDermophis glandulosus
Small-headed Caecilian
speciesDermophis parviceps
Southern Caecilian
speciesDermophis gracilior
Atlantic Montane Caecilian
speciesDermophis costaricense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 28060.