Oscaecilia
| Oscaecilia | |
|---|---|
| Oscaecilia ochrocephala | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Oscaecilia Taylor, 1968 |
| Type species | |
| Caecilia ochrocephala Cope, 1866 | |
| Species | |
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9 species (see text) | |
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.