Boulengerula taitana
species of amphibian
Boulengerula taitana (also known as the Taita African caecilian, Taita Hills caecilian or Taita Mountains caecilian) is a species of caecilians. They belong to the family Caeciliidae. They live in Africa in countries like Kenya. Their habitat is subtropical or tropical forests. Many people mistake them for worms. They lay their eggs in foam nest in water.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Herpelidae |
| Genus: | Boulengerula |
| Species: | B. taitana
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| Boulengerula taitana Loveridge, 1935
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References
change- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Boulengerula taitana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T59498A16944134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T59498A16944134.en.
- Loader, S. & Measey, J. 2004. Boulengerula taitana. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [1]. Downloaded on 6 April 2007.
Other websites
change- A BBC documentary
- New Scientist article on Boulengerula taitanus
- Video of Boulengerula behaviour Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC footage of young caecilians
