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Uraeotyphlus oommeni

Caecilians

Uraeotyphlus oommeni

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Endemic to the Western Ghats; known only from Bonaccord, Thiruvananthapuram district, southern Kerala

Uraeotyphlus oommeni is endemic to the Western Ghats and known only from its type locality, Bonaccord in Thiruvananthapuram district, southern Kerala. Within its genus it belongs to the U. malabaricus group, which shows no obvious outward difference between primary and higher-order annuli (Wikipedia, general species account).

The preserved specimen has a lilac-brown front part of the body that becomes paler towards the head, and the darker back shades through lighter brown to cream-tan underneath (Wikipedia, general species account).

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Where is the Uraeotyphlus oommeni found?
Endemic to the Western Ghats; known only from Bonaccord, Thiruvananthapuram district, southern Kerala
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