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Gegeneophis primus

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Gegeneophis primus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Grandisoniidae
Genus: Gegeneophis
Species:
G. primus
Binomial name
Gegeneophis primus
Kotharambath et al., 2012[1]

Gegeneophis primus is a species of caecilian discovered in Wynad district in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. The species was described in 2012 by Ramachandran Kotharambath, Mark Wilkinson, and colleagues.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kotharambath, R., Gower, D.J., Oommen, O.V., & Wilkinson, M. (2012). "A third species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae) lacking secondary annular grooves." Zootaxa 3272: 26-34.
  2. ^ Parameswaran, Sivaramakrishnan (25 April 2012). "Limbless amphibian species found". BBC News. Retrieved 25 April 2012.