Indotyphlidae
21 species in 7 genera
Indotyphlids are distinguished by the following combination of characters: imperfect stapes, presence of inner mandibular teeth, having some bicusped teeth, eye located at the border of the squamosal and maxillopalatines, and either viviparity plus lack of scales and lack of secondary annuli, or oviparity. These caecilians are found in India, Africa, and the Seychelles (Wilkinson et al. 2011). Wilkinson, M., San Mauro, D., Sherratt, E., and Gower, D. J. 2011. A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Zootaxa 2874: 41-64.
Gegeneophis nadkarnii
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Genus Gegeneophis (11 species)
Gegeneophis carnosus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Gegeneophis danieli AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Gegeneophis goaensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Gegeneophis krishni no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Gegeneophis madhavai AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Gegeneophis mhadeiensis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Gegeneophis nadkarnii no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Gegeneophis pareshi AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Gegeneophis primus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Gegeneophis ramaswamii AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Gegeneophis seshachari no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Grandisonia (4 species)
Grandisonia alternans AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Grandisonia brevis AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Grandisonia larvata AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Grandisonia sechellensis AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Genus Hypogeophis (1 species)
Hypogeophis rostratus AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Genus Idiocranium (1 species)
Idiocranium russeli no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Genus Indotyphlus (2 species)
Indotyphlus battersbyi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Indotyphlus maharashtraensis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Praslinia (1 species)
Praslinia cooperi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Genus Sylvacaecilia (1 species)
Sylvacaecilia grandisonae no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
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