Boulengerula Explained

Boulengerula is a genus of amphibians in the family Herpelidae. They are found in East Africa.^[1] They are sometimes known as Boulenger's caecilians or Usambara bluish-gray caecilians.

Ecology

Boulengerula taitana feeds on earthworms, termites, dipteran larvae and other soil macrofauna. Presumably other Boulengerula have similar diets.^[2]

Species

There are eight species:

Binomial name and author	Common name
Boulengerula boulengeri	Boulenger's caecilian, Usambara bluish-gray caecilian
Boulengerula changamwensis	Changamwensis African caecilian, Changamwe lowland caecilian, Changamwe caecilian
Boulengerula denhardti
Boulengerula fischeri
Boulengerula niedeni
Boulengerula spawlsi
Boulengerula taitana	Taita African caecilian, Taita Mountains caecilian
Boulengerula uluguruensis	Uluguru African caecilian, Uluguru pink caecilian

Notes and References

1. Zug, G.R., Vitt, L.V., & Caldwell, J.P. Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001. 370.
2. Gaborieau . O. . Measey . G.J. . amp . 2004 . Termitivore or detritivore? A quantitative investigation into the diet of the East African caecilian Boulengerula taitanus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) . Animal Biology . 54 . 45–56 . 10.1163/157075604323010042 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200210/http://john.measey.com/pdf/Gaborieau_Measey_2004.pdf . 2014-05-25 .