Vol. 17 No. 3 (2002): March
Paper

A re-description of Gegeneophis carnosus (Beddome, 1870) (Amphibia: Gymnophiona)

Published 2002-03-21

Abstract

Eight specimens of the lesser known Geneneophis carnosus (Beddome) sighted and collected during June-September 1996 from the General Cariappa Biodiversity Park at Madikeri, Karnataka State, India are redescribed with details of their morphology, morphometry and comparative taxonomic analysis.  The species appears to be an altitudinal one, restricted in its distribution to the wet semi-evergreen forest range of the Western Ghat belt of Kerala and Karnataka and inhabits a unique cryptic subterranean habitat.