Dermophiidae (Neotropical and Afrotropical Caecilians)

Family

Neotropical and Afrotropical Caecilians

Dermophiidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Mexican Caecilian
LC

Mexican Caecilian

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dermophis mexicanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Varagua Caecilian
LC

Varagua Caecilian

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Gymnopis multiplicata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
West Forest Caecilian
NT

West Forest Caecilian

Amphibian

Gymnopis syntrema

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
<5%
Feb
<5%
Mar
<5%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
<5%
Aug
~10%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Neotropical and Afrotropical Caecilians

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
2 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
4 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
5 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
7 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
8 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
9 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
10 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
11 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%