Uraeotyphlidae

 Uraeotyphlus

Uraeotyphlidae is the family of Indian caecilians. They are only found in Western Ghats in India.

Very little is known about the Uraeotyphlidae. They resemble the Ichthyophiidae, the main difference are the location of the mouth and the tentacles. All the species are rather small with a maximum length of 300 mm., and have dark gray or brown color.

Taxonomy

• Genus Uraeotyphlus
  • Uraeotyphlus interruptus
  • Uraeotyphlus malabaricus
  • Uraeotyphlus menoni
  • Uraeotyphlus narayani
  • Uraeotyphlus oxyurus

References

• Nussbaum, Ronald A. and Mark Wilkinson (1989). "On the Classification and Phylogeny of Caecilians." Herpetological Monographs, (3), 1-42
• Frost, Darrel R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0 (22 August, 2004). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2004. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. Retrieved 26 August 2004