A third species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae) lacking secondary annular grooves

摘要

A new species of indotyphlid caecilian amphibian, Gegeneophis primus sp. nov., is described based on a series of eight specimens from the state of Kerala in the southern region of the Western Ghats, India. This species is distinguished from all otherGegeneophis, except G. seshachari and G pareshi,.in lacking secondary annular grooves and scales. It differs from G. ses-hachari and G. pareshi in several features, including having fewer primary annuli and lacking a well-developed unsegmented terminal shield.