Oscaecilia
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Oscaecilia is a genus of caecilians in the family Caeciliidae.[1][2][3] The genus is distributed in southeastern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and northern South America, possibly extending into southern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the South American caecilians.[1]
Description
Adult Oscaecilia often exceed Script error: No such module "convert". in total length.[3] The diagnostic characters of Oscaecilia include eyes that are covered by bone, presence of splenial teeth, absence of true tail, and a tentacular opening that is directly below the nostril, much closer to it than to the eye.[4]
Species
There are nine recognized species:[1][2]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Oscaecilia bassleri (Dunn, 1942)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Pastaza River caecilian |
| Oscaecilia elongata (Dunn, 1942)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Yavisa caecilian |
| Oscaecilia equatorialis Taylor, 1973Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Equatorial caecilian |
| Oscaecilia hypereumeces Taylor, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Joinville caecilian |
| Oscaecilia koepckeorum Wake, 1984Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Quisto Cocha caecilian |
| Oscaecilia ochrocephala Cope, 1866Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Yellow-headed caecilian |
| Oscaecilia osae Lahanas & Savage, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Osa caecilian, airstrip caecilian |
| Oscaecilia polyzona (Fischer in Peters, 1880)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | New Granada caecilian |
| Oscaecilia zweifeli Taylor, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Tributary caecilian |
References
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