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Chikila Kamei, San Mauro, Gower, Van Bocxlaer, Sherratt, Thomas, Babu, Bossuyt, Wilkinson & Biju 2012

Chikila

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Chikila is a genus of amphibian in the order Gymnophiona (caecilians).[1][2] It is the only genus within the family Chikilidae.[3][4] All members of the genus are known from northeast India and Bangladesh.[2]

Species

There are four recognized species:[2]

Binomial name and authority Common name Chikila alcocki Kamei et al., 2013 Chikila darlong Kamei et al., 2013 Chikila fulleri (Alcock, 1904) Fuller's caecilian, Fuller's chikila Chikila gaiduwani Kamei et al., 2013

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. PMC 3350690. PMID 22357266.
  2. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Chikila Kamei, San Mauro, Gower, Van Bocxlaer, Sherratt, Thomas, Babu, Bossuyt, Wilkinson, and Biju, 2012". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Chikilidae Kamei, San Mauro, Gower, Van Bocxlaer, Sherratt, Thomas, Babu, Bossuyt, Wilkinson, and Biju, 2012". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ 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): 401–435. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3666.4.1. PMID 26217861.
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Chikila: Brief Summary

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Chikila is a genus of amphibian in the order Gymnophiona (caecilians). It is the only genus within the family Chikilidae. All members of the genus are known from northeast India and Bangladesh.

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