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Gegeneophis primus

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Species of amphibian

Gegeneophis primus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Gegeneophis
Species: G. primus
Binomial name
Gegeneophis primus
Kotharambath et al., 2012

Gegeneophis primus is a species of caecilian discovered in Wynad district in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. The species was described in 2012 by Ramachandran Kotharambath, Mark Wilkinson, and colleagues.

References

  1. Kotharambath, R., Gower, D.J., Oommen, O.V., & Wilkinson, M. (2012). "A third species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae) lacking secondary annular grooves." Zootaxa 3272: 26-34.
  2. Parameswaran, Sivaramakrishnan (25 April 2012). "Limbless amphibian species found". BBC News. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
Taxon identifiers
Gegeneophis primus
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