Bombay caecilian
Species of amphibian
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The Bombay caecilian (Ichthyophis bombayensis) is an amphibian found in India.[1] This rather large species is found in the northern Western Ghats. The eyes are distinct and surrounded by a light ring. The tentacle is placed closer to the lip than the eye. A dark brown or greyish-brown species, it has no lateral stripes.[2]
| Bombay caecilian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. bombayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis bombayensis Taylor, 1960 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The three names below are presently considered to be junior synonyms of I. bombayensis,[1] as it was recently shown that all the unstriped, long-tailed Ichthyophis from the Western Ghats showed little genetic variation.[3]
- I. malabarensis – southern Western Ghats, known with certainty only from the type locality
- I. peninsularis – known only from the type specimen, exact locality not known
- I. subterrestris – known only from the type specimen, from Western Ghats south of Palghat Gap (Cochin and Travancore areas)
