Ichthyophis kodaguensis

Ichthyophis kodaguensis, the Kodagu striped Ichthyophis, is endemic to the southern Western Ghats. All confirmed records are from southern Karnataka, though it is also reported from, or implied to occur in, adjacent Kerala. The type series is seven females of 158-272 mm total length and 8-12 mm midbody width, and a later unsexed specimen measured 31 cm and had 343 ventral annuli (Wikipedia, general species account).

The eyes are surrounded by a narrow whitish ring and are seen through unpigmented skin as small dark circles with a lighter grey central lens, slightly raised above the skin around them. The body is uniform dark chestnut brown above, with a slightly lighter snout (Wikipedia, general species account).