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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Uraeotyphlus interruptus habitus.JPG
| image_caption =
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite iucn | author = Dutta, Sushil | author2 = Bhatta, Gopalakrishna | author3 = Gower, David | author4 = Wilkinson, Mark | author5 = Oommen, V. |name-list-style=amp | title = ''Uraeotyphlus interruptus'' | volume = 2004 | page = e.T59654A11976510 | date = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59654A11976510.en | access-date = 31 August 2019}}</ref>
| genus = Uraeotyphlus
| species = interruptus
| authority = {{interlanguage link multi|Raghavan Sridharan Pillai|fr|lt=Pillai}} and Ravichandran, 1999
| synonyms =
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
}}

'''''Uraeotyphlus interruptus''''', also known as the '''Chengalam caecilian''', is a species of [[caecilian]] in the family [[Ichthyophiidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] in southern [[India]] and is only known from its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]], [[Chengalam]] village in [[Kerala]].<ref name=Frost/>

==Description==
''Uraeotyphlus interruptus'' is a medium-sized caecilian measuring {{convert|185|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in length. The body has 162 [[Caecilian#Description|folds]]. The primary annuli cross the [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] only on the posterior half and venter only in front of the vent. The collar region is slightly wider than the head; the two collars are completely fused dorsally but are distinct ventrally. The eyes are distinct. The ventral tentacle lies below the nostril. Colouration is slaty violet above, slightly lighter below. The body folds are marked by white lines that are more conspicuous on the posterior ventral one-third of the body.<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/>

==Habitat and conservation==
''Uraeotyphlus interruptus'' is a subterranean ([[fossorial]]) species associated with loose soil. The [[type series]] was collected in a rubber plantation at an elevation of {{convert|400|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]]; presumably, the natural habitat of this species is moist evergreen forest. It is probably oviparous with terrestrial eggs and aquatic larvae living in streams.<ref name=IUCN/>

Specific threats to this species are unknown. However, it clearly is somewhat adaptable, and as such might not face significant threat from habitat change. It is not known to occur in any protected areas.<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
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<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Ichthyophiidae/Uraeotyphlus/Uraeotyphlus-interruptus |title=''Uraeotyphlus interruptus'' Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2019 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013">{{cite book |editor1-last=Venkataraman| editor1-first= K.| editor2-last= Chattopadhyay| editor2-first= A.| editor3-last=Subramanian| editor3-first= K.A. |name-list-style=amp | date= 2013| title= Endemic Animals of India (Vertebrates) |publisher=Zoological Survey of India| location=Kolkata |pages=235 pp.+26 plates |no-pp=y | url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301693197_Endemic_Animals_of_India_Vertebrates }} [''Uraeotyphlus interruptus'': p. 136]</ref>
}}

{{Commons category|Uraeotyphlus interruptus}}

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[[Category:Uraeotyphlus|interruptus]]
[[Category:Amphibians of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Fauna of Kerala]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1999]]

Uraeotyphlus interruptus - Revision history

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