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Geotrypetes
Sign in to saveGeotrypetes 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
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderGymnophiona
- FamilyDermophiidae
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
via GBIF
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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