Chikila is a genus of amphibian in the order Gymnophiona (caecilians).[1][2] It is the only genus within the family Chikilidae.[3][4] All members of the genus are known from northeast India and Bangladesh.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Chikilidae Kamei et al., 2012[1] |
| Genus: | Chikila Kamei et al., 2012[1] |
| Type species | |
| Herpele fulleri Alcock, 1904
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| Species | |
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Species
editThere are four recognized species:[2]
| Binomial name and authority | Common name |
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| Chikila alcocki Kamei et al., 2013 | |
| Chikila darlong Kamei et al., 2013 | |
| Chikila fulleri (Alcock, 1904) | Fuller's caecilian, Fuller's chikila |
| Chikila gaiduwani Kamei et al., 2013 |
References
edit- ^ a b c 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 22357266.2396-2401&rft.date=2012-02-22&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350690#id-name=PMC&rft_id=info:pmid/22357266&rft_id=info:doi/10.1098/rspb.2012.0150&rft.aulast=Kamei&rft.aufirst=R. G.&rft.au=Mauro, D. S.&rft.au=Gower, D. J.&rft.au=Van Bocxlaer, I.&rft.au=Sherratt, E.&rft.au=Thomas, A.&rft.au=Babu, S.&rft.au=Bossuyt, F.&rft.au=Wilkinson, M.&rft.au=Biju, S. D.&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350690&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Chikila" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 26217861.401-435&rft.date=2013-06-04&rft_id=info:doi/10.11646/zootaxa.3666.4.1&rft_id=info:pmid/26217861&rft.aulast=Kamei&rft.aufirst=R. G.&rft.au=Gower, D. J.&rft.au=Wilkinson, M.&rft.au=Biju, S. D.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Chikila" class="Z3988">
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