Frigate Island caecilian
| Frigate Island caecilian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Grandisoniidae |
| Genus: | Hypogeophis |
| Species: | H. rostratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypogeophis rostratus (Cuvier, 1829) | |
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The Frigate Island caecilian (Hypogeophis rostratus), also called the sharp-nosed caecilia,[1] is a species of amphibian in the family Indotyphlidae, endemic to the Seychelles, where it is the most widespread caecilian species. It is found on all the islands with amphibians, namely Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, Ste. Anne, Curieuse, La Digue, Cerf, and Frégate. The Frigate Island caecilian skeletal structure said to resemble the Gegeneophis ramaswamii, an Indian direct-developing caeciliid (Müller, 2006). This discovery was made after many people questioned the original statements made regarding their skeletal structure and how it develops.
References
- 1 2 Maddock, S.; Morel, C.; Chong Seng, L.; Labisko, J.; Baxter, R.; Constance, J.; Dine-Ogale, M.; Jean-Bonnelame, A.; Montano, L.; Rocamora, G.; Roesch, M.; Sharkey, E.; Gower, D.J. (2025). "Hypogeophis rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T59566A271553489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T59566A271553489.en.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel (2024). "Hypogeophis rostratus (Cuvier, 1829)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.2. American Museum of Natural History.
- Himstedt, Werner (2000). "Caecilian Ecology". In Hofrichter, Robert (ed.). Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts. New York: Firefly. pp. 186–190. ISBN 1-55209-541-X.
- Müller, H. (2006). Ontogeny of the skull, lower jaw, and hyobranchial skeleton of Hypogeophis rostratus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) revisited. Journal of Morphology (1931), 267(8), 968–986. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10454