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| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| taxon = Geotrypetes
| authority = [[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], 1880
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| ordo = [[Gymnophiona]]
| familia = [[Dermophiidae]]
| genus = '''''Geotrypetes'''''
| genus_authority = [[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], 1880
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
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| subdivision = ''See text''
| subdivision = 3 species (see [[#Species|text]])
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'''''Geotrypetes''''' is a genus of [[amphibian]] in the [[Dermophiidae]] 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/>


== Species ==
== Species ==
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==References==
* {{cite web|title=Amphibian Species of the World 5.3 - Caeciliidae |url=http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/names.php?taxon=&family=&subfamily=&genus=Geotrypetes&commname=&authority=&year=&geo=0&dist=&comment= |accessdate=21 June 2009 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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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:Amphibian genera]]
[[Category:Amphibian genera]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters]]
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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.