Gegeneophis tejaswini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Gegeneophis
Species: Gegeneophis tejaswini

Name

• Gegeneophis tejaswini Kotharambath, Wilkinson, Oommen & Gower, 2015: 61

Holotype: BNHS 5420, adult ♀, collected by R. Kotharambath, Hareesh K., C.B. Binu and M. Wilkinson on 7 July 2010.

Type locality: “the village of Bedoor, near Kakkadav Bridge, near Cheemeni, Hosdurg Taluk, Kasaragod District, Kerala, India (12°16′06ʺ N, 75°17′14ʺ E, c.50 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Kotharambath, R., Wilkinson, M., Oommen, V. & Gower, D.J. 2015. A new species of Indian caecilian highlights challenges for species delimitation within Gegeneophis Peters, 1879 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae). Zootaxa 3948(1): 60–70. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3948.1.4 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tejaswini Geg