Gegeneophis mhadeiensis

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 mhadeiensis

Name

Gegeneophis mhadeiensis Bhatta, Dinesh, Prashanth & Kulkarni, 2007

Type locality: "the surroundings of Rameshwar temple, 15° 39´ N lat., 74° 08´ E long. (Chorla Village, Khanapur Taluk, Belgaum District, Karnataka), . The locality is situated at 728 msl, adjacent to the Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats region."

Holotype: BNHS 4643.

References

• Bhatta, Dinesh, Prashanth & Kulkarni, 2007, Curr. Sci., Bangalore, 93: 1442.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Gegeneophis mhadeiensis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Gegeneophis mhadeiensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Gegeneophis mhadeiensis  (Not Evaluated) Downloaded on 11 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Mahadayi Caecilian