The Scolecomorphidae (from , 'wormlike' and , 'form') are a family of caecilians They are found in Cameroon in West Africa, and Malawi and Tanzania in East Africa.
At least some species of scolecomorphids give birth to live young, retaining the eggs inside the females' bodies until they hatch into fully formed offspring, without the presence of a free-living larval stage.
Taxonomy
Just six species of scolecomorphids are known, grouped into two genera, as follows:
- Nussbaum, Ronald A. and Mark Wilkinson (1989). "On the Classification and Phylogeny of Caecilians." Herpetological Monographs, (3), 1-42