Boulengerula boulengeri Tornier, 1896
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
One specimen of Boulengerula taitanus, african caecilian. The head can't be seen because the animal is digging, to return underground.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Boulengerula boulengeri is a species of amphibian in the family Herpelidae. It is endemic to the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is possible that what we now call Boulengerula boulengeri contains two unnamed, cryptic species.
Wikipedia contributors, Boulengerula boulengeri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:30:25.332168+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boulengerula boulengeri Tornier, 1896
- Name authority
- Tornier, 1896
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Gymnophiona
- Family
- Herpelidae
- Genus
- Boulengerula
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderGymnophiona
- familyHerpelidae Laurent, 1984
- genusBoulengerula Tornier, 1896
- speciesBoulengerula boulengeri Tornier, 1896
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Boulengerula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Boulengerula endauensis Malonza & Wasonga, 2024 | HerpelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulengerula fischeri Nussbaum & Hinkel, 1994 | HerpelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulengerula niedeni Müller, Measey, Loader & Malonza, 2005 | HerpelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=668418 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5WQMJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.