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Chikila
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Chikilidae Kamei et al., 2012
Genus:	Chikila Kamei et al., 2012
Type species
Herpele fulleri Alcock, 1904
Species
4 (see text)

Chikila is a genus of amphibian in the order Gymnophiona (caecilians). It is the only genus within the family Chikilidae. All members of the genus are known from northeast India and Bangladesh.

Species

There are four recognized species:

References

1. ^ Kamei, R. G.; Mauro, D. S.; Gower, D. J.; Van Bocxlaer, I.; Sherratt, E.; Thomas, A.; Babu, S.; Bossuyt, F.; Wilkinson, M.; Biju, S. D. (2012-02-22). "Discovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africa". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279 (1737): 2396–2401. doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.0150. PMC 3350690. PMID 22357266.
2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Chikila Kamei, San Mauro, Gower, Van Bocxlaer, Sherratt, Thomas, Babu, Bossuyt, Wilkinson, and Biju, 2012". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Chikilidae Kamei, San Mauro, Gower, Van Bocxlaer, Sherratt, Thomas, Babu, Bossuyt, Wilkinson, and Biju, 2012". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
4. Kamei, R. G.; Gower, D. J.; Wilkinson, M.; Biju, S. D. (2013-06-04). "Systematics of the caecilian family Chikilidae (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with the description of three new species of Chikila from northeast India". Zootaxa. 3666 (4): 401–435. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3666.4.1. PMID 26217861.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Osteichthyes Clade: Sarcopterygii Clade: Tetrapoda Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Batrachomorpha / Temnospondyli see Temnospondyli Dissorophoidea see Dissorophoidea Lissamphibia see below↓ Lissamphibia
†Albanerpetontidae? Albanerpeton Anoualerpeton Celtedens Shirerpeton Wesserpeton Yaksha Gymnophionomorpha (caecilians total group) †Eocaecilia †Funcusvermis †Rubricacaecilia †Chinlestegophis? †Albanerpetontidae? Gymnophiona (caecilians crown group) Rhinatrematidae (American tailed caecilians) Amazops Epicrionops Rhinatrema Stegokrotaphia Ichthyophiidae (Asian tailed caecilians) Ichthyophis Uraeotyphlus Teresomata Scolecomorphidae (buried-eyed caecilians) Crotaphatrema Scolecomorphus Chikilidae (Northeast Indian caecilians) Chikila Herpelidae (African caecilians) Boulengerula Herpele Typhlonectidae (aquatic caecilians) Atretochoana Chthonerpeton Nectocaecilia Potamotyphlus Typhlonectes †Ymboirana Caeciliidae (common caecilians) †Apodops Caecilia Oscaecilia Grandisoniidae (Indo-African caecilians) Gegeneophis Grandisonia Hypogeophis Idiocranium Indotyphlus Praslinia Sylvacaecilia Dermophiidae (Neotropical caecilians) Dermophis Geotrypetes Gymnopis Schistometopum Siphonopidae (South American caecilians) Brasilotyphlus Luetkenotyphlus Microcaecilia Mimosiphonops Siphonops Batrachia (salamanders + frogs crown group) Caudata (salamanders total group) †Egoria †Kulgeriherpeton †Triassurus †Urupia †Karauridae Karaurus Kokartus Kuzbassia Marmorerpeton †Batrachosauroididae Batrachosauroides Opisthotriton Palaeoproteus Parrisia Peratosauroides Prodesmodon Urodela (salamanders crown group) 115 genera Salientia (frogs total group) †Czatkobatrachus †Notobatrachus †Prosalirus †Triadobatrachus †Vieraella Anura (frogs crown group) several hundred genera
See also: List of amphibian genera

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