Description
A species of Indian caeciliid caecilian, Gegeneophis danieli (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), is described from a single specimen from the Western Ghats of southern Maharashtra. A Gegeneophis differing from all other species of the genus in having many more secondary annuli (> 50) that are strongly edged in white and present on both the anterior and posterior halves of the body. All other Gegeneophis have annuli that are less clearly marked without strong whitish edges, and they have fewer than 50 secondary annuli, restricted to the posterior part of the body.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: India

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Type locality - Approximately 3 km East of Amboli, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, India. The specimen was found under a rock in an open patch of grassland within semievergreen forest. The locality is situated in the northern Western Ghats at approximately 850 m above sea level.

References

Varad, G., Wilkinson, M., and Gower, D.J. (2003). ''A new species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from southern Maharashtra, India, with a key to the species of the genus.'' Zootaxa, 351, 1-10.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2024 Gegeneophis danieli: Amboli Caecilian <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/6224> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 27, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 27 Nov 2024.

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