Caecilia Linnaeus 1758 (common caecilian)

Amphibia - Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Caeciliidae according to C. o. Z. Nomenclature 1996

See also Frank and Ramus 1996

Sister taxon: Apodops

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Caecilia in the database

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