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Thompson's caecilian

Caecilia thompsoni Boulenger, 1902

LCLeast Concernamphibians

Thompson's caecilian (Caecilia thompsoni) is a living amphibian in the order Gymnophiona and the family Caeciliidae. It reaches a body length of up to 1.52 m, and its microhabitat is listed as aquatic, fossorial and terrestrial.

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Quick facts about the thompson's caecilian

The species was named by Boulenger in 1902 and is assessed globally as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.

Weight
up to 1 kgsrc for Weight
Length
up to 1.52 msrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the thompson's caecilian live?

Not recorded

What is the thompson's caecilian?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Caecilia thompsoni, commonly called Thompson's caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Colombia. It is the largest of the worm-like caecilians and reaches a length of 1.5 m (5 ft) and can weigh up to about 1 kg (2.2 lb). The longest recorded specimen measured 1.767 m (5.797 ft). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Caecilia thompsoni” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caecilia_thompsoni&oldid=1383502766), 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 thompson's caecilian endangered?

The thompson's caecilian 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. What the categories mean.

How is the thompson's caecilian classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderGymnophiona
  5. familyCaeciliidae
  6. genusCaecilia
  7. SpeciesCaecilia thompsoni Boulenger, 1902
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • cecílie ThompsonovaCzech
  • Исполинская червягаRussian

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Relatives of the thompson's caecilian

Other species in the same genus Caecilia.

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Common questions

Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.

What kind of animal is Thompson's caecilian?

Thompson's caecilian is an amphibian in the order Gymnophiona and the family Caeciliidae.

How long is Thompson's caecilian?

Thompson's caecilian reaches a body length of up to 1.52 m.

Is Thompson's caecilian endangered?

No. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List in a global assessment, which is not a threatened category.

What is the microhabitat of Thompson's caecilian?

Its microhabitat is listed as aquatic, fossorial and terrestrial.

What is the scientific name of Thompson's caecilian?

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

Who named Caecilia thompsoni?

Caecilia thompsoni was named by Boulenger in 1902.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

  • AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
    Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5
  • Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
    Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
  • Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
  • Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Thompson's caecilian (Caecilia thompsoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thompsons-caecilian

MLA

“Thompson's caecilian (Caecilia thompsoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thompsons-caecilian.

BibTeX
@misc{thompsons_caecilian_2026,
  title = {Thompson's caecilian (Caecilia thompsoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thompsons-caecilian},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}