Hypogeophis sechellensis

Hypogeophis sechellensis
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Grandisoniidae
Genus:	Hypogeophis
Species:	H. sechellensis
Binomial name
	Hypogeophis sechellensis; (Boulenger, 1911)
Synonyms
	Dermophis sechellensis Boulenger, 1911; Dermophis flaviventer Ahl, 1926; Grandisonia sechellensis Taylor, 1968; Grandisonia diminutiva Taylor, 1968;

Hypogeophis sechellensis, commonly called the Seychelles caecilian,^[1] is a species of caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae. It is endemic to the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Praslin, and Silhouette.

References

1 2 Maddock, S.; Morel, C.; Chong Seng, L.; Labisko, J.; Baxter, R.; Constance, J.; Dine-Ogale, M.; Jean-Bonnelame, A.; Montano, L.; Rocamora, G.; Roesch, M.; Sharkey, E.; Gower, D.J. (2025). "Hypogeophis sechellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T42392360A271553107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T42392360A271553107.en.
↑ Boulenger, George A. (1911). "List of batrachians and reptiles obtained by Prof. Stanley Gardiner on his second expedition to the Seychelles and Aldabra". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 14 (2): 376.
↑ Frost, Darrel (2024). "Hypogeophis sechellensis (Boulenger, 1911)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.2. American Museum of Natural History.

Himstedt, Werner (2000). "Caecilian Ecology". In Hofrichter, Robert (ed.). Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts. New York: Firefly. pp. 186–190. ISBN 1-55209-541-X.

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