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| name = Boulengerula
| image_caption = ''[[Boulengerula taitanus]]''
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| taxon = Boulengerula
| authority = [[Gustav Tornier|Tornier]], 1896
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision = 8 species (see [[#Species|text]])
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| synonyms = ''Afrocaecilia'' <small>Taylor, 1968</small>
| ordo = [[Gymnophiona]]
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
| familia = [[Caeciliidae]]
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'''''Boulengerula''''' is a genus of [[amphibian]] in the [[Caeciliidae]] family.
'''''Boulengerula''''' is a genus of [[amphibian]]s in the family [[Herpelidae]].<ref name=Frost/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/> They are found in [[East Africa]].<ref name=Frost/><ref>Zug, G.R., Vitt, L.V., & Caldwell, J.P. ''Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition.'' San Diego: Academic Press, 2001. 370.</ref> They are sometimes known as '''Boulenger's caecilians''' or '''Usambara bluish-gray caecilians'''.<ref name=Frost/>
It contains the following species:

* ''[[Boulengerula boulengeri]]''
==Ecology==
* ''[[Boulengerula changamwensis]]''
''[[Boulengerula taitana]]'' feeds on [[earthworm]]s, [[termite]]s, [[diptera]]n larvae and other soil macrofauna. Presumably other ''Boulengerula'' have similar diets.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gaborieau |first1=O. |last2=Measey |first2=G.J. |name-list-style=amp |year=2004 |title=Termitivore or detritivore? A quantitative investigation into the diet of the East African caecilian ''Boulengerula taitanus'' (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) |journal=Animal Biology |volume=54 |pages=45–56 |doi=10.1163/157075604323010042 |url=http://john.measey.com/pdf/Gaborieau_Measey_2004.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200210/http://john.measey.com/pdf/Gaborieau_Measey_2004.pdf |archivedate=2014-05-25 }}</ref>
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* ''[[Boulengerula denhardti]]''

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* ''[[Boulengerula fischeri]]''
== Species ==
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* ''[[Boulengerula taitana]]''
There are eight species:<ref name=Frost/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/>
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| ''[[Boulengerula boulengeri]]'' {{small|Tornier, 1896}} || Boulenger's caecilian, Usambara bluish-gray caecilian
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| ''[[Boulengerula changamwensis]]'' {{small|Loveridge, 1932}} || Changamwensis African caecilian, Changamwe lowland caecilian, Changamwe caecilian
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| ''[[Boulengerula denhardti]]'' {{small|Nieden, 1912}} ||
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| ''[[Boulengerula fischeri]]'' {{small|Nussbaum & Hinkel, 1994}} ||
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| ''[[Boulengerula niedeni]]'' {{small|Müller, Measey, Loader, & Malonza, 2005}} ||
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| ''[[Boulengerula spawlsi]]'' {{small|Wilkinson, Malonza, Campbell, and Loader, 2017}} ||
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| ''[[Boulengerula taitana]]'' {{small|Loveridge, 1935}} || Taita African caecilian, Taita Mountains caecilian
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| ''[[Boulengerula uluguruensis]]'' {{small|Barbour & Loveridge, 1928}} || Uluguru African caecilian, Uluguru pink caecilian
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==References==
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<ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Herpelidae.shtml|title=Herpelidae |year=2018 |work=AmphibiaWeb |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref>

<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/index.php//Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Herpelidae/Boulengerula |title=''Boulengerula'' Tornier, 1896 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2018 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref>
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Boulengerula
Boulengerula taitanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Herpelidae
Genus: Boulengerula
Tornier, 1896
Species

8 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Afrocaecilia Taylor, 1968

Boulengerula is a genus of amphibians in the family Herpelidae.[1][2] They are found in East Africa.[1][3] They are sometimes known as Boulenger's caecilians or Usambara bluish-gray caecilians.[1]

Ecology

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Boulengerula taitana feeds on earthworms, termites, dipteran larvae and other soil macrofauna. Presumably other Boulengerula have similar diets.[4]

Species

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There are eight species:[1][2]

Binomial name and author Common name
Boulengerula boulengeri Tornier, 1896 Boulenger's caecilian, Usambara bluish-gray caecilian
Boulengerula changamwensis Loveridge, 1932 Changamwensis African caecilian, Changamwe lowland caecilian, Changamwe caecilian
Boulengerula denhardti Nieden, 1912
Boulengerula fischeri Nussbaum & Hinkel, 1994
Boulengerula niedeni Müller, Measey, Loader, & Malonza, 2005
Boulengerula spawlsi Wilkinson, Malonza, Campbell, and Loader, 2017
Boulengerula taitana Loveridge, 1935 Taita African caecilian, Taita Mountains caecilian
Boulengerula uluguruensis Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 Uluguru African caecilian, Uluguru pink caecilian

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Boulengerula Tornier, 1896". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Herpelidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ Zug, G.R., Vitt, L.V., & Caldwell, J.P. Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001. 370.
  4. ^ Gaborieau, O. & Measey, G.J. (2004). "Termitivore or detritivore? A quantitative investigation into the diet of the East African caecilian Boulengerula taitanus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae)" (PDF). Animal Biology. 54: 45–56. doi:10.1163/157075604323010042. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-25.


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