Brasilotyphlus Taylor, 1968

Maciel, Adriano O., Mott, Tami & Hoogmoed, Marinus S., 2009, A second species of Brasilotyphlus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Brazilian Amazonia, Zootaxa 2226, pp. 19-27 : 21

Brasilotyphlus Taylor, 1968

Type species: Gymnopis braziliensis Dunn, 1945

Content: Brasilotyphlus braziliensis and Brasilotyphlus sp. nov. here described

Revised diagnosis: Diminutive caecilians, less than 305 mm total length. Secondaries present or not (0– 36); dermal scales present in folds, at least posteriorly; eyes not visible externally, in one dissected specimen no eyes were found so that eyes are very small or completely absent; tentacle small, widely separated from nostril, closer to angle of the mouth, the tentacular opening in the position where the eye would be expected; nostrils visible from above. A weak vertical keel present or not on the terminal part of the body. No tail. Dentition in three series, the splenials (inner mandibular teeth) absent. Maxillary teeth may extend to the level of the choanae or posterior of them. Anterior tip of tongue attached anteriorly gums behind dentary teeth. All teeth are monocuspid, except prevomerine and palatine teeth, which are bicuspid. A large diastema between the palatine and prevomerine teeth, the latter forming a short semicircle.