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''Chikila'' is a genus of [[amphibian]] in the order [[caecilian]]s (''Gymnophiona'').<ref name="KameiMauro2012">{{cite journal|last1=Kamei|first1=R. G.|last2= Mauro|first2= D. S.|last3=Gower|first3=D. J.|last4=Van Bocxlaer|first4=I.|last5= Sherratt|first5=E.|last6= Thomas|first6=A.|last7= Babu|first7=S.|last8= Bossuyt|first8=F.|last9= Wilkinson|first9=M.|last10= Biju|first10=S. D.|title=Discovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africa|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences|volume= 279|issue=1737|date= 2012-02-22|pages= 2396–2401|issn= 0962-8452|doi= 10.1098/rspb.2012.0150}}</ref> It is [[monotypic]] within the family [[Chikilidae]].<ref name="KameiGower2013">{{cite journal|last1=Kamei|first1=R. G.|last2=Gower|first2=D. J.|last3=Wilkinson|first3=M.|last4=Biju|first4=S. D.|title=Systematics of the caecilian family Chikilidae (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with the description of three new species of ''Chikila'' from northeast India|journal=Zootaxa|volume=3666|issue=4|date=2013-06-04|pages=401|issn=1175-5334|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3666.4.1}}</ref> All members of the genus are known from [[northeast India]].<ref name="KameiGower2013"/> |
'''''Chikila''''' is a genus of [[amphibian]] in the order [[caecilian]]s (''Gymnophiona'').<ref name="KameiMauro2012">{{cite journal|last1=Kamei|first1=R. G.|last2= Mauro|first2= D. S.|last3=Gower|first3=D. J.|last4=Van Bocxlaer|first4=I.|last5= Sherratt|first5=E.|last6= Thomas|first6=A.|last7= Babu|first7=S.|last8= Bossuyt|first8=F.|last9= Wilkinson|first9=M.|last10= Biju|first10=S. D.|title=Discovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africa|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences|volume= 279|issue=1737|date= 2012-02-22|pages= 2396–2401|issn= 0962-8452|doi= 10.1098/rspb.2012.0150}}</ref> It is [[monotypic]] within the family [[Chikilidae]].<ref name="KameiGower2013">{{cite journal|last1=Kamei|first1=R. G.|last2=Gower|first2=D. J.|last3=Wilkinson|first3=M.|last4=Biju|first4=S. D.|title=Systematics of the caecilian family Chikilidae (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with the description of three new species of ''Chikila'' from northeast India|journal=Zootaxa|volume=3666|issue=4|date=2013-06-04|pages=401|issn=1175-5334|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3666.4.1}}</ref> All members of the genus are known from [[northeast India]].<ref name="KameiGower2013"/> |
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Chikila is a genus of amphibian in the order caecilians (Gymnophiona).[1] It is monotypic within the family Chikilidae.[2] All members of the genus are known from northeast India.[2]
Species
| Binomial name and authority | Common name |
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| Chikila alcocki Kamei et al., 2013 | |
| Chikila darlong Kamei et al., 2013 | |
| Chikila fulleri (Alcock, 1904) Kamei et al. 2012 | Fuller's caecilian |
| Chikila gaiduwani Kamei et al., 2013 |
References
- ^ Kamei, R. G.; Mauro, D. S.; Gower, D. J.; Van Bocxlaer, I.; Sherratt, E.; Thomas, A.; Babu, S.; Bossuyt, F.; Wilkinson, M.; Biju, S. D. (2012-02-22). "Discovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africa". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279 (1737): 2396–2401. doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.0150. ISSN 0962-8452.
- ^ a b Kamei, R. G.; Gower, D. J.; Wilkinson, M.; Biju, S. D. (2013-06-04). "Systematics of the caecilian family Chikilidae (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with the description of three new species of Chikila from northeast India". Zootaxa. 3666 (4): 401. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3666.4.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
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