Frigate Island caecilian

Frigate Island caecilian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Family: Indotyphlidae
Genus: Hypogeophis
Peters, 1880
Species: H. rostratus
Binomial name
Hypogeophis rostratus
(Cuvier, 1829)

The Frigate Island caecilian, Hypogeophis rostratus, is a species of amphibians in the Indotyphlidae family, endemic to Seychelles, where it is the most widespread caecilian species. It is found on all the islands with amphibians, namely Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, Ste. Anne, Curieuse, La Digue, Cerf, and Frégate.

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