Uraeotyphlus gansi

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: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Uraeotyphlus
Species: Uraeotyphlus gansi

Name

Uraeotyphlus gansi Gower, Rafendran, Nussbaum & Wilkinson, 2008

Type locality: "the end of Nalumukku tea estate towards Upper Kodayar (8° 33´ N, 77° 21´ E; 1265 m), in the environs of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, part of the Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu State, India".

Holotype: BNHS 4615.

References

• Gower, Rafendran, Nussbaum & Wilkinson, 2008, Herpetologica, 64: 235.
• 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. Uraeotyphlus gansi
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Uraeotyphlus gansi. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Uraeotyphlus gansi  (Not Evaluated) Downloaded on 14 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Gans' Caecilian