Menon's caecilian

Menon's caecilian
Uraeotyphlus menoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Uraeotyphlus
Species: U. menoni
Binomial name
Uraeotyphlus menoni
Annandale, 1913

Menon's caecilian, Uraeotyphlus menoni, is a species of caecilian found in the Western Ghats of India.

Description

It is a greyish species with a white belly blotched with grey. The head is light violet in colour with light mottling, and the distinct eyes are surrounded by a light ring. The tip of the snout and lower jaw are whitish in colour, also with grey spots. The tip of the tail is whitish in colour. The tentacles are placed close to and below the nostrils. The nostrils are visible from above. It is found in Cochin, Kerala.

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