Gegeneophis seshachari

(Gegeneophis seshachari)

Description

The Seshachari's caecilian, Gegeneophis seshachari, is a species of caecilian found in the Western Ghats of India. It is only known from its type locality Dorle village, Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Amphibia

Order:Gymnophiona

Family:Indotyphlidae

Genus:Gegeneophis

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