Indotyphlidae

The Indotyphlidae are a family of common caecilians found in Africa, Seychelles and India. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or snakes.

Genera and species

• Genus Gegeneophis
  • G. carnosus - Periya Peak caecilian, blind caecilian, pink blind caecilian
  • G. danieli - Amboli caecilian, Daniel's caecilian
  • G. fulleri - Fuller's caecilian
  • G. goaensis
  • G. krishni
  • G. madhavai
  • G. mhadeiensis
  • G. nadkarnii
  • G. ramaswamii – forest caecilian
  • G. seshachari
• Genus Grandisonia – Seychelles caecilians
  • G. alternans
  • G. larvata
  • G. sechellensis
• Genus Hypogeophis
  • H. brevis
  • H. rostratus – Frigate Island caecilian
• Genus Idiocranium
  • I. russeli– Makumuno Assumbo caecilian
• Genus Indotyphlus
  • I. battersbyi – Battersby's caecilian
  • I. maharashtraensis - Maharashtra caecilian
• Genus Praslinia
  • P. cooperi – Praslin's caecilian
• Genus Sylvacaecilia
  • S. grandisonae – Aleku caecilian

References

• Frost, Darrel R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0 (22 August 2004). Electronic Database accessible at https://web.archive.org/web/20071024033938/http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2004. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. Retrieved 26 August 2004