Hypogeophis rostratus (Cuvier, 1829)
Coecilia rostrata Cuvier, 1829, Regne Animal., Ed. 2, 2: 100. Type(s): Not stated; MNHNP 4270 is holotype according to Lescure, 1988, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, Sect. A, Zool., 10: 64. Type locality: Not stated; given as Seychelles, most probably Mahé by Parker, 1958, Copeia, 1958: 71-76.
Hypogeophis rostratus — Peters, 1880 "1879", Monatsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1879: 936.
Hypogeophis guentheri Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Grad. Batr. Apoda Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 97. Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.6.19 (formerly 1876.10.10.6) according to Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 773. Type locality: "Zanzibar" (in error; see Parker, 1958, Copeia, 1958: 71-76, who corrected the type locality to Frigate Island in the Seychelles. Synonymy by Parker, 1941, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 11, 7: 7.
Hypogeophis rostratus rostratus — Parker, 1958, Copeia, 1958: 76.
Hypogeophis rostratus praslini Parker, 1958, Copeia, 1958: 76. Holotype: BMNH 1907.10.15.135, by original designation. Type locality: "Praslin", Seychelles.
Hypogeophis rostratus guentheri — Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 773.
Hypogeophis rostratus lionneti Taylor, 1969, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 48: 287. Holotype: MK A-602, by original designation. Type locality: "Seychelles".
English Names
Sharp-nosed Caecilia (Gray, 1831, in Cuvier, Animal Kingdom (Griffith), 9—Appendix: 110; Smith, 1877, Tailed Amph.: 126).
Frigate Island Caecilian (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 24).
Distribution
Seychelles Islands (Mahé, Silhouette, Praslin, La Digue, Félicité, Frégate, Sainte Anne, Cerf, Curieuse, and Grand Soeur), Indian Ocean.
Comment
Taylor, 1969, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 48: 287-290, discussed inter-island variation.
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