Caecilia orientalis
—
Eastern Caecilian
Also known as:
La Bonita Caecilian
A local guide employed by our lodge found this large and extremely slippery caecilian crossing a trail on a rainy morning. We counted the annular segments to determine which of the not very many local caecilians it must be.
Online references:
- Caecilia orientalis account on AmphibiaWeb
- Caecilia orientalis account on iNaturalist
- Caecilia orientalis account on Amphibian Species of the World
- Caecilia orientalis account on Anfibios del Ecuador
Printed references:
- Coloma, L.A. and Duellman, W.E. 2025. Amphibians of Ecuador, Volume II