Chikila

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Preserved holotype of Chikila darlong sp. nov. (ZSI A11546). A. Lateral, B. Dorsal view of head, C. Ventral view of head, D. Lateral view of head, E. Dorsal view of body terminus, F. Ventral view of body terminus, G. Lateral vi.png

| taxon = Chikila

| authority = Kamei et al., 2012

| parent_authority = Kamei et al., 2012

| type_species = Herpele fulleri

| type_species_authority = Alcock, 1904

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = 4 (see text)

}}

Chikila is a genus of amphibian in the order Gymnophiona (caecilians).{{cite journal|last1=Kamei|first1=R. G.|last2= Mauro|first2= D. S.|last3=Gower|first3=D. J.|last4=Van Bocxlaer|first4=I.|last5= Sherratt|first5=E.|last6= Thomas|first6=A.|last7= Babu|first7=S.|last8= Bossuyt|first8=F.|last9= Wilkinson|first9=M.|last10= Biju|first10=S. D.|title=Discovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africa|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences|volume= 279|issue=1737|date= 2012-02-22|pages= 2396–2401 |doi= 10.1098/rspb.2012.0150|pmid=22357266|pmc=3350690}} It is the only genus within the family Chikilidae.{{cite journal|last1=Kamei|first1=R. G.|last2=Gower|first2=D. J.|last3=Wilkinson|first3=M.|last4=Biju|first4=S. D.|title=Systematics of the caecilian family Chikilidae (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with the description of three new species of Chikila from northeast India|journal=Zootaxa|volume=3666|issue=4|date=2013-06-04|pages=401–435 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3666.4.1|pmid=26217861}} All members of the genus are known from northeast India and Bangladesh.