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| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| taxon = Geotrypetes
| authority = [[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], 1880
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision = 3 species (see [[#Species|text]])
| ordo = [[Gymnophiona]]
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| genus = '''''Geotrypetes'''''
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'''''Geotrypetes''''' is a genus of [[amphibian]] in the [[Caeciliidae]] family.
'''''Geotrypetes''''' is a genus of [[caecilian]]s in the family [[Dermophiidae]],<ref name=Frost/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/> although some classifications place it in the family [[Caeciliidae]].<ref name="African Amphibians"/> They occur in tropical [[West Africa]] and are sometimes known as the '''West African caecilians'''.<ref name=Frost/>
It contains the following species:

* ''[[Geotrypetes angeli]]''
== Species ==
There are three species:<ref name=Frost/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/><ref name="African Amphibians"/>
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| ''[[Geotrypetes angeli]]'' {{small|Parker, 1936}} || Angel's caecilian
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| ''[[Geotrypetes pseudoangeli]]'' {{small|Taylor, 1968}} || false Angel's caecilian
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| ''[[Geotrypetes seraphini]]'' {{small|(Duméril, 1859)}} || Gaboon caecilian<!--really?, Insel Fernando Poo Caecilian-->
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==References==
[[Category:Caecilians]]
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<ref name="African Amphibians">{{cite web |url=http://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1057 |title=''Geotrypetes'' Peters, 1880 |author= |year= |work=African Amphibians |accessdate=17 January 2017}}</ref>

<ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Dermophiidae.shtml|title=Dermophiidae |year=2017 |work=AmphibiaWeb |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |accessdate=17 January 2017}}</ref>

<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia123/index.php//Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Dermophiidae/Geotrypetes |title=''Geotrypetes'' Peters, 1880 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2016 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=17 January 2017}}</ref>
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[[Category:Geotrypetes| ]]
[[Category:Amphibian genera]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

Latest revision as of 08:35, 9 March 2024

Geotrypetes
Geotrypetes seraphini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Dermophiidae
Genus: Geotrypetes
Peters, 1880
Species

3 species (see text)

Geotrypetes is a genus of caecilians in the family Dermophiidae,[1][2] although some classifications place it in the family Caeciliidae.[3] They occur in tropical West Africa and are sometimes known as the West African caecilians.[1]

Species

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There are three species:[1][2][3]

Binomial name and author Common name
Geotrypetes angeli Parker, 1936 Angel's caecilian
Geotrypetes pseudoangeli Taylor, 1968 false Angel's caecilian
Geotrypetes seraphini (Duméril, 1859) Gaboon caecilian

References

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  1. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Geotrypetes Peters, 1880". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Dermophiidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Geotrypetes Peters, 1880". African Amphibians. Retrieved 17 January 2017.