A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona)
By M. Wilkinson, D. Mauro, E. Sherratt, D. Gower. Zootaxa, 2011
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We propose a new family-level classification of caecilians that is based on current understanding of phylogenetic relationships and diversity. The 34 currently recognised genera of caecilians are diagnosed and partitioned into nine family-level taxa. Each family is an hypothesised monophylum, that, subject to limitations of taxon sampling, is well-supported by phylogenetic analyses and is of ancient (Mesozoic) origin. Each family is diagnosed and also defined phylogenetically. The proposed classification provides an alternative to an exclusive reliance upon synonymy in solving the longstanding problem of paraphyly of the Caeciliidae.
Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change
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- Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness (COVER) (2011, methodology): “The Caeciliidae (sensu Nussbaum & Wilkinson, 1989; see also Wilkinson & Nussbaum, 2006) is the family-level taxon most affected by changes proposed by Wilkinson et al. (2011); it is divided into five families (Caeciliidae, Dermophiidae, Herpelidae, Indotyphlidae, and Siphonopidae).”