摘要

A new species of indotyphlid caecilian amphibian, Gegeneophis primus sp. nov., is described based on a series of eight specimens from the state of Kerala in the southern region of the Western Ghats, India. This species is distinguished from all other Gegeneophis, except G. seshachari and G. pareshi, in lacking secondary annular grooves and scales. It differs from G. seshachari and G. pareshi in several features, including having fewer primary annuli and lacking a well-developed unsegmented terminal shield.

  • 出版日期2012-4-19