Oscaecilia bassleri (Pastaza river caecilian)
Oscaecilia bassleri (Dunn, 1942)
It is a medium-sized, bluish-black caecilian. Oscaecilia bassleri has an extremely elongate body, with a total length of 90–140 times the body diameter. Because of its length relative to its body diameter it is very similar to Caecilia disossea. However, in Oscaecilia bassleri the eye is covered…
