Oscaecilia

Oscaecilia
Oscaecilia ochrocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Caeciliidae
Genus: Oscaecilia
Taylor, 1968
Type species
Caecilia ochrocephala
Cope, 1866
Species

9 species (see text)

Oscaecilia is a genus of caecilians in the family Caeciliidae.[1][2][3] The genus is distributed in southeastern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and northern South America, possibly extending into southern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the South American caecilians.[1]

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