Uraeotyphlidae

Uraeotyphlids consist of a single genus with 7 species. These caecilians are relatively small-sized caecilians, reaching 300 mm in total length. Members of this family have a true post-cloacal tail with vertebrae and a somewhat stegokrotaphic skull. The mouth may be countersunk. The tentacular opening is found anterior on the snout below the nostril. Tertiary annuli are absent in this group. Molecular studies support their placement as the sister taxon to Ichthyophiids. They are burrowers who lay eggs with free-living larvae. Their distribution is apparently constrained to extreme southern India. Habitats are primarily the tropical forest floor soil in the western Ghats in Kerala State, peninsular India.

Genus Uraeotyphlus (7 species)

Uraeotyphlus gansi	no species account	no photos	no range maps	no sounds
Uraeotyphlus interruptus	no species account	no photos	no range maps	no sounds
Uraeotyphlus malabaricus	species account	no photos	no range maps	no sounds
Uraeotyphlus menoni	species account	no photos	no range maps	no sounds
Uraeotyphlus narayani	species account	no photos	no range maps	no sounds
Uraeotyphlus oommeni	no species account	no photos	no range maps	no sounds
Uraeotyphlus oxyurus	species account	no photos	no range maps	no sounds