Unicolour Caecilians
Uraeotyphlus
Uraeotyphlidae is the family of Indian caecilians. It is a monotypic family containing a single genus, Uraeotyphlus. Alternatively, Uraeotyphlus is placed in the family Ichthyophiidae. There are seven species of caecilians in this genus, all of which are found in the Western Ghats in Kerala State, peninsular India.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Peninsular Caecilian
speciesUraeotyphlus bombayensis
Malabar Caecilian
speciesUraeotyphlus malabaricus
Kannan Caecilian
speciesUraeotyphlus narayani
Red Caecilian
speciesUraeotyphlus oxyurus
Chengalam Caecilian
speciesUraeotyphlus interruptus
Kerala Caecilian
speciesUraeotyphlus menoni
Gansi Caecilian
speciesUraeotyphlus gansi
Oommen's Caecilian
speciesUraeotyphlus oommeni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28215.