Gegeneophis ramaswamii Taylor, 1964
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.
Caecilian (2)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Gegeneophis ramaswamii is a species of caecilian in the order Gymnophiona, endemic to the southern Western Ghats of India. It occurs in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, principally in the southern portion of the mountain range at elevations from near sea level to about 600 metres. It is a predominantly subterranean, oviparous amphibian that undergoes direct development. Unlike caecilians with aquatic larvae, its young hatch without passing through a free-living larval stage.
Wikipedia contributors, Gegeneophis ramaswamii; 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 ramaswamii Taylor, 1964
- Name authority
- Taylor, 1964
- 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 ramaswamii Taylor, 1964
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gegeneophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
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=668466 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.
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:3FGJT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.