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Herpelidae
Family of amphibians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herpelidae are a family of caecilians, sometimes known as the African caecilians. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2][3] Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes.[3] They are the sister group to the newly discovered Chikilidae.[4]
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Herpelidae | |
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Female Herpele squalostoma with her young | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Herpelidae Laurent, 1984 |
Type genus | |
Herpele Peters, 1875 | |
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