Gegeneophis

Genus of amphibians

Gegeneophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Gegeneophis
Peters, 1880
Species

12 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Gegenes Günther, 1876 "1875"

Gegeneophis is a genus of amphibians in the family Grandisoniidae.[1][2] They are found in southern and northeastern India.[1]

Species

There are 12 species:[1][2]

  • Gegeneophis carnosus (Beddome, 1870) — Periya Peak caecilian, blind caecilian, pink blind caecilian
  • Gegeneophis danieli Giri, Wilkinson, and Gower, 2003
  • Gegeneophis goaensis Bhatta, Dinesh, Prashanth, and Kulkarni, 2007
  • Gegeneophis krishni Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999
  • Gegeneophis madhavai Bhatta and Srinivasa, 2004
  • Gegeneophis mhadeiensis Bhatta, Dinesh, Prashanth, and Kulkarni, 2007
  • Gegeneophis orientalis Agarwal, Wilkinson, Mohapatra, Dutta, Giri, and Gower, 2013
  • Gegeneophis pareshi Giri, Gower, Gaikwad, and Wilkinson, 2011[3]
  • Gegeneophis primus Kotharambath, Gower, Oommen, and Wilkinson, 2012[4]
  • Gegeneophis ramaswamii Taylor, 1964 — Tenmalai caecilian, Ramaswami's caecilian
  • Gegeneophis seshachari Ravichandran, Gower, and Wilkinson, 2003
  • Gegeneophis tejaswini Kotharambath, Wilkinson, Oommen, and Gower, 2015

References

  1. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. "Gegeneophis Peters, 1880". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Gegeneophis". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ Giri, V., Gower, D.J., Gaikwad, K., & Wilkinson, M. (2011). "A second species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) lacking secondary annular grooves." Zootaxa 2815: 49-58.
  4. ^ Kotharambath, R., Gower, D.J., Oommen, O.V., & Wilkinson, M. (2012). "A third species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae) lacking secondary annular grooves." Zootaxa 3272: 26-34.
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