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Endemic caecilians of Brazil

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Atretochoana eiselti
Atretochoana eiselti is a species of caecilian originally known only from two preserved specimens discovered by Sir Graham Hales in the Brazilian rainforest, while on an expedition with Sir Brian Doll in the late 1800s, but rediscovered in 2011 by engineers working on a hydroelectric dam project in Brazil. Until 1998, it was known only from the type specimen in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Originally placed in the genus Typhlonectes in 1968, it was reclassified into its own monotypic genus, Atretochoana, in 1996. It was also found to be more closely related to the genus Potamotyphlus
Brasilotyphlus braziliensis
species of amphibian
Mimosiphonops
Mimosiphonops is a genus of caecilians in the family Siphonopidae. The genus is definitely known only from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They are sometimes known as the worm patterned caecilians.
Caecilia armata
species of amphibian
Microcaecilia supernumeraria
species of amphibian
Siphonops leucoderus
species of amphibian
Caecilia mertensi
species of amphibian
Chthonerpeton perissodus
species of amphibian
Chthonerpeton exile
species of amphibian
Chthonerpeton arii
species of amphibian
Siphonops hardyi
species of amphibian
Chthonerpeton braestrupi
species of amphibian
Mimosiphonops vermiculatus
species of amphibian
Chthonerpeton viviparum
species of amphibian
Oscaecilia hypereumeces
species of amphibian
Mimosiphonops reinhardti
species of amphibian
Chthonerpeton noctinectes
species of amphibian
Brasilotyphlus
Brasilotyphlus is a genus of caecilians in the family Siphonopidae. It was considered monotypic, containing only the species Brasilotyphlus braziliensis. However, two recently described species, Brasilotyphlus guarantanus and Brasilotyphlus dubium, have been placed in this same genus. All three species are endemic to Brazil. This genus has also been suggested as paraphyletic to Microcaecilia.