Indotyphlus
Indotyphlus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Grandisoniidae |
Genus: | Indotyphlus Taylor, 1960 |
Species | |
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Indotyphlus is a genus of amphibian in the Indotyphlidae family which superficially resemble worms or snakes. They are sometimes known as Battersby's caecilians. They are only known from southern India.[1]
Species
As of 2013[update], the genus contains two species.[1][2]
Binomial name and author | Common name |
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Indotyphlus battersbyi Taylor, 1960 | Battersby's caecilian |
Indotyphlus maharashtraensis Giri, Wilkinson, & Gower, 2003 | Humbarli caecilian |
References
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Indotyphlus Taylor, 1960". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Indotyphlus Taylor, 1960". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.