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Boulengerula

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Boulengerula is a genus of amphibians in the family Herpelidae. They are found in East Africa. They are sometimes known as '''Boulenger's caecilians or Usambara bluish-gray caecilians'''.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderGymnophiona
  5. FamilyHerpelidae
Observations recorded1,052

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
14
Family
Herpelidae
Collections
CAS, FMNH, NHMUK
Recorded in
Tanzania, Kenya

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  • Species
  • Morphology
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Boulengerula is a genus of amphibians in the family Herpelidae. They are found in East Africa. They are sometimes known as '''Boulenger's caecilians or Usambara bluish-gray caecilians'.

==Ecology== Boulengerula taitana feeds on earthworms, termites, dipteran larvae and other soil macrofauna. Presumably other Boulengerula have similar diets.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boulengerula” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.