Hypogeophis sechellensis

Hypogeophis sechellensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Hypogeophis
Species:
H. sechellensis
Binomial name
Hypogeophis sechellensis
(Boulenger, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Dermophis sechellensis Boulenger, 1911
  • Dermophis flaviventer Ahl, 1926
  • Grandisonia sechellensis Taylor, 1968
  • Grandisonia diminutiva Taylor, 1968

Hypogeophis sechellensis, commonly called the Seychelles caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae. It is endemic to the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Praslin, and Silhouette.

References

  1. 1 2 Maddock, S.; Morel, C.; Chong Seng, L.; Labisko, J.; Baxter, R.; Constance, J.; Dine-Ogale, M.; Jean-Bonnelame, A.; Montano, L.; Rocamora, G.; Roesch, M.; Sharkey, E.; Gower, D.J. (2025). "Hypogeophis sechellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T42392360A271553107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T42392360A271553107.en.
  2. ↑ Boulenger, George A. (1911). "List of batrachians and reptiles obtained by Prof. Stanley Gardiner on his second expedition to the Seychelles and Aldabra". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 14 (2): 376.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel (2024). "Hypogeophis sechellensis (Boulenger, 1911)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.2. American Museum of Natural History.