Chikila
Sign in to saveChikila is a genus of amphibian in the order Gymnophiona (caecilians). It is the only genus within the family Chikilidae. All members of the genus are known from northeast India and Bangladesh.
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Vinony files it under Amphibian genera, Chikilidae and Taxa named by David J. Gower.
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Chikila is a genus of amphibian in the order Gymnophiona (caecilians). It is the only genus within the family Chikilidae. All members of the genus are known from northeast India and Bangladesh.
==Species== There are four recognized species: {|style="text-align:left; border:1px solid #999999; width: 45%" |-style="background:#CCCC99; text-align: center; " !style="width: 60%; "| Binomial name and authority!!style="width: 40%; "|Common name |- |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Chikila alcocki || |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Chikila darlong || |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Chikila fulleri || Fuller's caecilian, Fuller's chikila |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Chikila gaiduwani || |- |}
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