Gegeneophis carnosus

Taxobox
name = "Gegeneophis carnosus"
status = DD
status_system = IUCN3.1


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Gymnophiona
familia = Caeciliidae
genus = "Gegeneophis"
species = "G. carnosus"
binomial = "Gegeneophis carnosus"
binomial_authority = (Beddome, 1870) "Gegeneophis carnosus" is a rather small species of caecilian with flesh coloured body. The body ends in a blunt shield. Eyes not visible externally. The tentacular aperture is below and behind the nostril, which are placed close to the tip of the snout so that they are not quite visible from top. It is thought to be distributed in the hills of Kerala and Karnataka, but the definite records are only from the type locality (Periya peak, Wayanad, Kerala).

References

*Bhatta, G. 1998. A field guide to the caecilians of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Biosciences, Vol. 23(1): 73-85