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Bearded Caecilia

Caecilia tentaculata Linnaeus, 1758

LCLeast Concernamphibians

The bearded caecilia (Caecilia tentaculata) is an amphibian in the order Gymnophiona and the family Caeciliidae. It is also called Linnaeus' caecilian, White-bellied caecilian and Marudi Mountains caecilian, and was named by Linnaeus, 1758.

Bearded Caecilia (Caecilia tentaculata)
Photo: Iconographia Zoologica · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bearded caecilia

Its body length reaches up to 98.7 cm, and its microhabitat is listed as aquatic, fossorial, terrestrial. It is a living species, assessed globally as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 98.7 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the bearded caecilia

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Bearded Caecilia (Caecilia tentaculata)
yvesbas · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bearded Caecilia (Caecilia tentaculata)
yvesbas · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bearded Caecilia (Caecilia tentaculata)
Borowski, Georg Heinrich; Herbst, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm; Sotzmann, D. F. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the bearded caecilia live?

Not recorded

What is the bearded caecilia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Caecilia tentaculata is a species of caecilian (a group of serpentine amphibians) in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It may be located in Bolivia and Guyana as well. It inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and deforested areas.

From the Wikipedia article “Caecilia tentaculata” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caecilia_tentaculata&oldid=1314524119), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bearded caecilia endangered?

The bearded caecilia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the bearded caecilia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderGymnophiona
  5. familyCaeciliidae
  6. genusCaecilia
  7. SpeciesCaecilia tentaculata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Amphiumophis andicola, Caecilia ibiara, Caecilia lenticulata, Caecilia pressula

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Linnaeus' caecilianEnglish
  • Linnaeus' caecilianEnglish
  • Marudi Mountains caecilianEnglish
  • White-bellied caecilianEnglish
  • White-bellied caecilianEnglish
  • cecílie LinnéovaCzech
  • cecílie stydliváCzech
  • WurmwühleGerman
  • Cecilia de TentaculosSpanish
  • Cecilia de tentáculosSpanish
  • Cecilia YambaSpanish
  • Cécilie tentaculéeFrench
  • Cécilie tentaculée (La)French
  • Blauwe wormsalamanderDutch
  • Cobra cegaPortuguese
  • Гайанская червягаRussian
  • Настоящая червягаRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bearded caecilia

Other species in the same genus Caecilia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bearded caecilia?

The bearded caecilia is an amphibian in the order Gymnophiona and the family Caeciliidae.

How big is the bearded caecilia?

The bearded caecilia has a body length of up to 98.7 cm.

Is the bearded caecilia endangered?

No. It is assessed globally as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.

What is the scientific name of the bearded caecilia?

Its scientific name is Caecilia tentaculata, in the genus Caecilia.

Who named the bearded caecilia and when?

It was named by Linnaeus, 1758.

What other names does the bearded caecilia have?

It is also called Linnaeus' caecilian, White-bellied caecilian and Marudi Mountains caecilian.

What is the microhabitat of the bearded caecilia?

Its microhabitat is listed as aquatic, fossorial, terrestrial.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bearded Caecilia (Caecilia tentaculata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bearded-caecilia

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BibTeX
@misc{bearded_caecilia_2026,
  title = {Bearded Caecilia (Caecilia tentaculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bearded-caecilia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}