Caecilia nigricans Boulenger, 1902
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.
Caecilia nigricans
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Open encyclopedia reference
Caecilia nigricans, commonly known as the Rio Lita caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Caeciliidae. It is a subterranean species located in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Its natural habitats include moist, subtropical or tropical lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and foothill forests. The species is of least concern, as it can be found in several protected areas in Colombia like Darién National Park, however it is still threatened by human activities like deforestation.
Wikipedia contributors, Caecilia nigricans; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:36:25.263802+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Caecilia nigricans Boulenger, 1902
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1902
- 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 nigricans Boulenger, 1902
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 dunni Hershkovitz, 1938 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Caecilia palmeri 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=668444 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:P7T3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.