Gegeneophis krishni Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gegeneophis krishni, commonly known as the Gurupur caecilian or Gurupur blind caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Grandisoniidae. It was described from Krishna Farms at Gurupur in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India, and remains known from the Gurupur region.
Wikipedia contributors, Gegeneophis krishni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:12:36.960990+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gegeneophis krishni Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999
- Name authority
- Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Gymnophiona
- Family
- Grandisoniidae
- Genus
- Gegeneophis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderGymnophiona
- familyGrandisoniidae Lescure, Renous & Gasc, 1986
- genusGegeneophis Peters, 1880
- speciesGegeneophis krishni Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gegeneophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gegeneophis goaensis Bhatta, Dinesh, Prashanth & Kulkarni, 2007 | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gegeneophis mhadeiensis Bhatta, Dinesh, Prashanth & Kulkarni, 2007 | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gegeneophis primus Kotharambath, Gower, Oommen & Wilkinson, 2012 | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gegeneophis ramaswamii Taylor, 1964 | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gegeneophis carnosus (Beddome, 1870) | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gegeneophis danieli Giri, Wilkinson & Gower, 2003 | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gegeneophis madhavai Bhatta & Srinivasa, 2004 | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gegeneophis orientalis Agarwal, Wilkinson, Mohapatra, Dutta, Giri & Gower, 2013 | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gegeneophis pareshi Giri, Gower, Gaikwad & Wilkinson, 2011 | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gegeneophis tejaswini Kotharambath, Wilkinson, Oommen & Gower, 2015 | GrandisoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=668465 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FGJK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.