Gegeneophis primus Kotharambath, Gower, Oommen & Wilkinson, 2012
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 primus, commonly known as the Malabar Cardamom Caecilian or Sugandhagiri Blind Caecilian, is a species of caecilian, a group of limbless amphibians, in the family Grandisoniidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and is currently known only from Sugandhagiri Cardamom Estate near Vythiri in Wayanad district, Kerala.
Wikipedia contributors, Gegeneophis primus; 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 primus Kotharambath, Gower, Oommen & Wilkinson, 2012
- Name authority
- Kotharambath, Gower, Oommen & Wilkinson, 2012
- 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 primus Kotharambath, Gower, Oommen & Wilkinson, 2012
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 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 krishni Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999 | 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=1099836 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:3FGJS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.