Oscaecilia
# Oscaecilia

Oscaecilia is a genus of caecilians in the family Caeciliidae. The genus is distributed in southeastern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and northern South America, possibly extending into southern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the South American caecilians.

## Description

Adult Oscaecilia often exceed 60 cm (24 in) in total length. The diagnostic characters of Oscaecilia include eyes that are covered by bone, presence of splenial teeth, absence of true tail, and a tentacular opening that is directly below the nostril, much closer to it than to the eye.

## Species

There are nine recognized species:

| Binomial name and author | Common name |
| - | - |
| Oscaecilia bassleri (Dunn, 1942) | Pastaza River caecilian |
| Oscaecilia elongata (Dunn, 1942) | Yavisa caecilian |
| Oscaecilia equatorialis Taylor, 1973 | Equatorial caecilian |
| Oscaecilia hypereumeces Taylor, 1968 | Joinville caecilian |
| Oscaecilia koepckeorum Wake, 1984 | Quisto Cocha caecilian |
| Oscaecilia ochrocephala Cope, 1866 | Yellow-headed caecilian |
| Oscaecilia osae Lahanas & Savage, 1992 | Osa caecilian, airstrip caecilian |
| Oscaecilia polyzona (Fischer in Peters, 1880) | New Granada caecilian |
| Oscaecilia zweifeli Taylor, 1968 | Tributary caecilian |
