Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Gymnophiona
Familia: Caeciliidae
Subfamilia: Caeciliinae
Genus: Boulengerula
Species: B. boulengeri – B. changamwensis – B. denhardti – B. fischeri – B. niedeni – B. spawlsi – B. taitanus – B. uluguruensis
Name
Boulengerula Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991
Type species: Boulengerula boulengeri Tornier, 1896
Synonyms
Boulengerula Tornier, 1896
Afrocaecilia Taylor, 1968
References
Template:Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991
Loader, S.P. et al. 2011: Molecular phylogenetics of Boulengerula (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) and implications for taxonomy, biogeography and conservation. Herpetological journal, 21(1): 5–16. abstract only seen
Tornier, 1896, in Möbius (ed.), Deutsch Ost-Afr., 3: 164.
Wilkinson, M., Malonza, P.K., Campbell, P.D. & Loader, S.P. 2017. A new species of Boulengerula Tornier, 1896 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Herpelidae) from Kenya and the “rediscovery” of Boulengerula denhardti. Zootaxa 4286(4): 525–534. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.4.5 Open access Reference page.
Links
Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Boulengerula access date 11 August 2008
Vernacular names
English: Boulenger's Caecilians
Boulengerula is a genus of amphibians in the family Herpelidae.[1][2] They are found in East Africa.[1][3] They are sometimes known as Boulenger's caecilians or Usambara bluish-gray caecilians.[1]
Ecology
Boulengerula taitana feeds on earthworms, termites, dipteran larvae and other soil macrofauna. Presumably other Boulengerula have similar diets.[4]
Species
There are eight species:[1][2]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Boulengerula boulengeri Tornier, 1896 | Boulenger's caecilian, Usambara bluish-gray caecilian |
| Boulengerula changamwensis Loveridge, 1932 | Changamwensis African caecilian, Changamwe lowland caecilian, Changamwe caecilian |
| Boulengerula denhardti Nieden, 1912 | |
| Boulengerula fischeri Nussbaum & Hinkel, 1994 | |
| Boulengerula niedeni Müller, Measey, Loader, & Malonza, 2005 | |
| Boulengerula spawlsi Wilkinson, Malonza, Campbell, and Loader, 2017 | |
| Boulengerula taitana Loveridge, 1935 | Taita African caecilian, Taita Mountains caecilian |
| Boulengerula uluguruensis Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 | Uluguru African caecilian, Uluguru pink caecilian |
References
Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Boulengerula Tornier, 1896". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
"Herpelidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Zug, G.R., Vitt, L.V., & Caldwell, J.P. Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001. 370.
Gaborieau, O. & Measey, G.J. (2004). "Termitivore or detritivore? A quantitative investigation into the diet of the East African caecilian Boulengerula taitanus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae)" (PDF). Animal Biology. 54: 45–56. doi:10.1163/157075604323010042. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-25.
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