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Caeciliidae (common caecilian)
Taxonomy
Caeciliidae was named by Frank and Ramus (1996). It is extant. Its type is Caecilia.
It was assigned to Gymnophidia by Cope (1875); to Gymnophiona by Estes and Wake (1972), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Apoda by Maddin et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Gymnophidia by Cope (1875); to Gymnophiona by Estes and Wake (1972), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Apoda by Maddin et al. (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1875 | Caeciliidae Cope p. 11 |
| 1972 | Caeciliidae Estes and Wake p. 229 |
| 1981 | Caeciliidae Estes |
| 1988 | Caeciliidae Carroll |
| 1996 | Caeciliaidae Frank and Ramus |
| 1996 | Caeciliidae Frank and Ramus |
| 2012 | Caeciliidae Maddin et al. |
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Fm. Caeciliidae Frank and Ramus 1996 [common caecilian]
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G. Caecilia Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available