Gegeneophis ramaswamii

Gegeneophis ramaswamii is a caecilian endemic to the southern Western Ghats, found in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, mainly in the southern part of the range at elevations from near sea level to about 600 metres. It is mainly subterranean and lays eggs, and development is direct: embryos develop within terrestrial eggs and the young hatch without a free-living aquatic larval stage (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a predator whose diet consists mainly of soil-dwelling invertebrates. A study of the gut contents of 67 specimens from three localities in Kerala found termites, earthworms and ants among the main prey groups. Records of the species from modified terrestrial habitats show considerable tolerance of such habitats (Wikipedia, general species account).