Caecilia dunni Hershkovitz, 1938
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Caecilia dunni is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from the Amazon basin in Napo and Pastaza Provinces. The specific name dunni honors Emmett Reid Dunn, a prominent American herpetologist. Common name Dunn's caecilian has been coined for it.
Caecilia dunni live subterraneanously in submontane forests. Deforestation is a potential threat to this little known species.
Wikipedia contributors, Caecilia dunni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:36:25.262802+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Caecilia dunni Hershkovitz, 1938
- Name authority
- Hershkovitz, 1938
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Gymnophiona
- Family
- Caeciliidae
- Genus
- Caecilia
- 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
- familyCaeciliidae Rafinesque, 1814
- genusCaecilia Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesCaecilia dunni Hershkovitz, 1938
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Caecilia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Caecilia atelolepis Fernández-Roldán, Lynch & Medina-Rangel, 2023 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia goweri Fernández-Roldán & Lynch, 2021 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia macrodonta Fernández-Roldán, Lynch & Medina-Rangel, 2023 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia albiventris Daudin, 1803 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia armata Dunn, 1942 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia caribea Dunn, 1942 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia corpulenta Taylor, 1968 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia crassisquama Taylor, 1968 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia flavopunctata Roze & Solano, 1963 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia isthmica Cope, 1877 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia mertensi Taylor, 1973 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caecilia nigricans Boulenger, 1902 | CaeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Caecilia intermedia Boulenger, 1913 Boulenger, 1913 | synonym |
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=668435 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:P7SH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.