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	\| status_ref = <ref name=~~IUCN~~>{{cite iucn \| author = Sushil Dutta ~~\| author2 =~~ Gopalakrishna Bhatta ~~\| author3 =~~ David Gower ~~\| author4 =~~ Mark Wilkinson ~~\| author5 =~~ Oommen V. Oommen \|~~name-list-style~~=~~amp~~ \| title = ''Uraeotyphlus menoni'' \| volume= 2004 \| page = e.T59656A11965158 ~~\| year = 2004~~ \| doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59656A11965158.en }}</ref>		\| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn \|author=Sushil Dutta, Gopalakrishna Bhatta, David Gower, Mark Wilkinson, Oommen V. Oommen \|date=2004 \|title=''Uraeotyphlus menoni'' \|volume=2004 \|page=e.T59656A11965158 \|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59656A11965158.en \|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
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	'''''Uraeotyphlus menoni''''', also known as '''Menon's caecilian''' or '''Kerala caecilian''', is a species of [[caecilian]] in the family [[Ichthyophiidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to the state of [[Kerala]] in the [[Western Ghats]], [[India]].<ref name=~~IUCN~~/><ref name=Frost/> The [[Specific name (zoology)\|specific name]] ''menoni'' honours [[K. Ramunni Menon]], collector of the [[holotype]] who later became the vice-chancellor of the [[University of Madras]].<ref name="Beolens et al. 2013"/>		'''''Uraeotyphlus menoni''''', also known as '''Menon's caecilian''' or '''Kerala caecilian''', is a species of [[caecilian]] in the family [[Ichthyophiidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to the state of [[Kerala]] in the [[Western Ghats]], [[India]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /><ref name=Frost/> The [[Specific name (zoology)\|specific name]] ''menoni'' honours [[K. Ramunni Menon]], collector of the [[holotype]] who later became the vice-chancellor of the [[University of Madras]].<ref name="Beolens et al. 2013"/>

	==Description==		==Description==
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	==Habitat and conservation==		==Habitat and conservation==
	''Uraeotyphlus menoni'' is a subterranean ([[fossorial]]) species associated with humus-rich, loose, moist soil. It occurs in both tropical moist forest and agricultural land at elevations below {{convert\|500\|m\|abbr=on}} [[above sea level\|asl]]. It is probably oviparous with terrestrial eggs and aquatic larvae.<ref name=~~IUCN~~/>		''Uraeotyphlus menoni'' is a subterranean ([[fossorial]]) species associated with humus-rich, loose, moist soil. It occurs in both tropical moist forest and agricultural land at elevations below {{convert\|500\|m\|abbr=on}} [[above sea level\|asl]]. It is probably oviparous with terrestrial eggs and aquatic larvae.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />

	This species appears to be reasonably adaptable and is probably not severely threatened, even though local populations might be threatened by severe habitat destruction. It might also be threatened by agrochemicals, changes in soil chemistry, and collection of humus. It is not known to occur in any protected areas.<ref name=~~IUCN~~/>		This species appears to be reasonably adaptable and is probably not severely threatened, even though local populations might be threatened by severe habitat destruction. It might also be threatened by agrochemicals, changes in soil chemistry, and collection of humus. It is not known to occur in any protected areas.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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| image = Uraeotyphlus menoni habitus.JPG
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| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn | author = Sushil Dutta | author2 = Gopalakrishna Bhatta | author3 = David Gower | author4 = Mark Wilkinson | author5 = Oommen V. Oommen |name-list-style=amp | title = ''Uraeotyphlus menoni'' | volume= 2004 | page = e.T59656A11965158 | year = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59656A11965158.en }}</ref>
| genus = Uraeotyphlus
| species = menoni
| authority = [[Thomas Nelson Annandale|Annandale]], 1913
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'''''Uraeotyphlus menoni''''', also known as '''Menon's caecilian''' or '''Kerala caecilian''', is a species of [[caecilian]] in the family [[Ichthyophiidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to the state of [[Kerala]] in the [[Western Ghats]], [[India]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Frost/> The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] ''menoni'' honours [[K. Ramunni Menon]], collector of the [[holotype]] who later became the vice-chancellor of the [[University of Madras]].<ref name="Beolens et al. 2013"/>

==Description==
''Uraeotyphlus menoni'' can grow to {{convert|248|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in total length.<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/> It is a greyish species with a white belly blotched with grey. The head is light violet in colour with light mottling, and the distinct eyes are surrounded by a light ring. The tip of the snout and lower jaw are whitish in colour, also with grey spots. The tip of the short tail (<1 cm) is whitish in colour. The tentacles are placed close to and below the nostrils. The nostrils are visible from above.<ref name="Bhatta 1998"/>

==Habitat and conservation==
''Uraeotyphlus menoni'' is a subterranean ([[fossorial]]) species associated with humus-rich, loose, moist soil. It occurs in both tropical moist forest and agricultural land at elevations below {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level|asl]]. It is probably oviparous with terrestrial eggs and aquatic larvae.<ref name=IUCN/>

This species appears to be reasonably adaptable and is probably not severely threatened, even though local populations might be threatened by severe habitat destruction. It might also be threatened by agrochemicals, changes in soil chemistry, and collection of humus. It is not known to occur in any protected areas.<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Beolens et al. 2013">{{cite book |last1 = Beolens | first1 = Bo | last2 = Watkins | first2 = Michael | last3 = Grayson | first3 = Michael |name-list-style=amp |title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians |url=https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=GBS.PA140 |date=2013 |publisher=Pelagic Publishing |isbn=978-1-907807-42-8 |page=140}}</ref>

<ref name="Bhatta 1998">{{cite journal |last1=Bhatta |first1=Gopalakrishna |title=A field guide to the caecilians of the Western Ghats, India |journal=Journal of Biosciences |date=1998 |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=73–85 |doi=10.1007/BF02728526|s2cid=29374045 }}</ref>

<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Ichthyophiidae/Uraeotyphlus/Uraeotyphlus-menoni |title=''Uraeotyphlus menoni'' Annandale, 1913 |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=30 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 }} [''Uraeotyphlus menoni'': pp. 136–137]</ref>
}}

{{Commons category|Uraeotyphlus menoni}}

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[[Category:Uraeotyphlus|menoni]]
[[Category:Amphibians of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Nelson Annandale]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1913]]

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