The Frigate Island caecilian (Hypogeophis rostratus) is a species of amphibians in the family Indotyphlidae, endemic to 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.
| Frigate Island caecilian | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Grandisoniidae |
| Genus: | Hypogeophis |
| Species: | H. rostratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypogeophis rostratus (Cuvier, 1829)
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Hypogeophis rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T59566A21008675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T59566A21008675.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- 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
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