Hypogeophis
{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}
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| image =Hypogeophis pti.jpg
| taxon = Hypogeophis
| authority = Peters, 1880
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 4 species (see text)
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Hypogeophis is a genus of caecilians in the family Grandisoniidae.{{BioRef|ASW6|title=Hypogeophis Peters, 1880 |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Grandisoniidae/Hypogeophis |access-date=17 March 2022}}{{BioRef|amphibiaweb|family=Grandisoniidae|access-date=17 March 2022}} The genus consists of four species, all endemic to parts of the Seychelles Archipelago.{{Cite book |last=Himstedt |first=Werner |contribution=Caecilian Ecology |pages=[https://archive.org/details/amphibiansworldo0000unse/page/186 186–190] |editor-first=Robert |editor-last=Hofrichter |title=Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts |year=2000 |publisher=Firefly |location=New York |isbn=1-55209-541-X |url=https://archive.org/details/amphibiansworldo0000unse/page/186 }}
Species
The genus has four recognized species:
- Hypogeophis brevis
- Hypogeophis montanus, Maddock, Wilkinson, and Gower, 2018
- Hypogeophis pti – petite Praslin caecilian, found on Praslin{{cite magazine|last1=Blackman|first1=Stuart|title=Discoveries|journal=BBC Wildlife|date=2018|volume=36|issue=1|page=17}}
- Hypogeophis rostratus – Frigate Island caecilian
References
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Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Category:Endemic fauna of Seychelles
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