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Uraeotyphlus narayani
Range
Endemic to the Western Ghats; described from Kottayam, Kerala, and reported from Karnataka
Uraeotyphlus narayani, Narayan's caecilian, is endemic to the Western Ghats. It was described from Kottayam in Kerala and has been reported from Karnataka (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is grey with a pale, flesh-coloured belly and a median greenish line running between the chin and the tail. The eyes are distinct, with a white patch around them, and the nostrils are placed on top of the snout, visible from above. The tentacles lie below the nostrils, not visible from above, the tail tip is whitish, and the snout tip and lower jaw are cream (Wikipedia, general species account).