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Hypogeophis is a genus of caecilians in the family Grandisoniidae. The genus consists of four species, all endemic to parts of the Seychelles Archipelago.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderGymnophiona
  5. FamilyIndotyphlidae

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Specimen records
7
Family
Indotyphlidae
Collections
CAS, NRM, UMZC
Recorded in
Seychelles, India

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Caeciliidae
Image
Hypogeophis pti.jpg
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taxon name
Hypogeophis
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
Frigate Island Caecilians
taxonomic type
Hypogeophis rostratus
Commons category
Hypogeophis
taxon author citation
Peters, 1880
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Hypogeophis is a genus of caecilians in the family Grandisoniidae. The genus consists of four species, all endemic to parts of the Seychelles Archipelago.

==Species== The genus has four recognized species: Hypogeophis brevis Hypogeophis montanus, Maddock, Wilkinson, and Gower, 2018 Hypogeophis pti – petite Praslin caecilian, found on Praslin Hypogeophis rostratus – Frigate Island caecilian

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