Rhinatrematidae is the family of neoptropical tailed caecilians or beaked caecilians. Members of the family are found in the equatorial countries of South America.
Taxonomy
There are nine species in two genera.
Genus Epicrionops
Epicrionops bicolor - found in Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia.
Epicrionops columbianus
Epicrionops lativittatus
Epicrionops marmoratus
Epicrionops niger
Epicrionops parkeri
Epicrionops peruvianus
Epicrionops petersi
Genus Rhinatrema
Rhinatrema bivittatum
References
Nussbaum, Ronald A. and Mark Wilkinson (1989). "On the Classification and Phylogeny of Caecilians." Herpetological Monographs, (3), 1-42
Frost, Darrel R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0 (22 August, 2004). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2004. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. Retrieved 26 August 2004
All Caecilians share two tentacles at their head, which are probably used for a second olfactory capability in addition to the normal sense of smell based in the nose.
Caecilians are found in most of the tropical regions of South-East Asia, Africa, and South America, except the dry areas and high mountains.
The male Caecilians have a penis-like organ, the phallodeum, which is inserted into the cloaca of the female for 2 to 3 hours.
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