Kingdom Animalia Class Amphibia Rank Family | Phylum Chordata Order Gymnophiona | |
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Similar Indotyphlidae, Siphonopidae, Scolecomorphidae, Rhinatrematidae, Typhlonectidae | ||
The Herpelidae are the family of common caecilians. They are found in Africa. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes.
They are the sister group to the newly discovered Chikilidae.
Species
References
Herpelidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA