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Geotrypetes is a genus of caecilians in the family Dermophiidae, although some classifications place it in the family Caeciliidae. They occur in tropical West Africa and are sometimes known as the West African caecilians.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderGymnophiona
  5. FamilyDermophiidae
Observations recorded741

Herpetologie Geotrypetes is een geslacht van wormsalamanders (Gymnophiona) uit de familie Dermophiidae.[1] De groep werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door Wilhelm Peters in 1880. Er zijn drie soorten die voorkomen in tropische gebieden in westelijk Afrika.[2] Soorten Geslacht Geotrypetes Soort Geotrypetes angeli Soort Geotrypetes pseudoangeli Soort Geotrypetes seraphini Bronvermelding Referenties ↑ American Museum of Natural History, Geotrypetes. ↑ Amphibia Web, Geotrypetes. Bronnen (en) - American Museum of Natural History - Geotrypetes - Website Geconsulteerd 12 maart 2016 (en) - Amphibiaweb - Geotrypetes - Website

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
21
Family
Caeciliidae
Collections
OMNH, NHMUK, NRM, UMMZ
Recorded in
Guinea, Ethiopia

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Geotrypetes is a genus of caecilians in the family Dermophiidae, although some classifications place it in the family Caeciliidae. They occur in tropical West Africa and are sometimes known as the West African caecilians.

== Species == thumb|Illustration of Geotrypetes seraphini from Faune de la Sénégambie, vertébrés by [[Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune, 1883.]] There are three species: {|style="text-align:left; border:1px solid #999999; width: 45%" |-style="background:#CCCC99; text-align: center; " !style="width: 60%; "| Binomial name and author!!style="width: 40%; "|Common name |- |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Geotrypetes angeli || Angel's caecilian |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Geotrypetes pseudoangeli || false Angel's caecilian |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Geotrypetes seraphini || Gaboon caecilian |- |}

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