Common yellow-banded caecilian

Description

The Ceylon caecilian grows to about 23 to 40 cm (9.1 to 15.7 in) long and resembles a large earthworm.The skin is formed into over 300 transverse folds which give the caecilian the appearance of being segmented.The head has a rounded snout and a pair of extensible tentacles near the mouth,rather closer to the eyes than to the nostrils.The colour of this caecilian is steely blue above and pale yellow underneath,with a yellow band running along either side of the body.