A new species of the Indian caecilian genus Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from the surroundings of Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats

Current Science

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1442-1445

  Bhatta, Gopalakrishna ^a   Dinesh, K P ^b   Prashanth, P ^c   Kulkarni, Nirmal U ^d  

^a BASE   (India)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^c Agumbe Rainforest Research Station   (India)

^d Hiru Naik Bldg ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Caecilians; Gegeneophis mhadeiensis; Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CAECILIIDAE (AMPHIBIA); GEGENEOPHIS; GYMNOPHIONA; URAEOTYPHLIDAE;

EID: 36949038765     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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