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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Uraeotyphlus oxyurus habitus.JPG
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn | author = Sushil Dutta | author2 = Gopalakrishna Bhatta | author3 = David Gower | author4 = Oommen V. Oommen | author5 = Mark Wilkinson |name-list-style=amp | title = ''Uraeotyphlus oxyurus'' | page = e.T59658A11965831 | year = 2004 | access-date = 17 February 2020}}</ref>
| taxon = Uraeotyphlus oxyurus
| authority = ([[André Marie Constant Duméril|Duméril]] and [[Gabriel Bibron|Bibron]], 1841)
| synonyms = ''Caecilia oxyura'' <small>Duméril and Bibron, 1841</small>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
}}

'''''Uraeotyphlus oxyurus''''', also known as the '''red caecilian''', '''sharp-nosed caecilian''', '''dark-brown caecilian''', '''pale-throated caecilian''', or '''harp-tailed caecilian''', is a [[species]] of [[caecilian]] in the family [[Ichthyophiidae]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Frost/> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] in [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], southern India.<ref name=Frost/>

==Description==
This species has a relatively thick body, a narrow head, and a short tail. It can grow to {{convert|300|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in total length,<ref name="Bhatta 1998"/><ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/> including the tail (up to {{convert|7.5|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}). Its body is dark brown with a whitish tail tip. The chin and throat are light brown. Its eyes are very small but distinct and surrounded by a white ring. The tentacles are placed close to and below the nostrils, which are visible from above.<ref name="Bhatta 1998"/>

==Habitat and conservation==
''Uraeotyphlus oxyurus'' is a [[fossorial]] species that is associated with humus-rich, loose, moist soil. It has been recorded from moist evergreen forest, agricultural land, and rural gardens at elevations up to {{convert|1500|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]]. It is probably [[oviparous]] and has terrestrial eggs and aquatic larvae.<ref name=IUCN/>

Threats to this species are poorly understood. Potential threats include habitat destruction, although it appears to be adaptable. Also the use of agrochemicals, changes in soil chemistry, and collection of humus by local people might be threats. ''Uraeotyphlus oxyurus'' possibly occurs in the [[Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary]].<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<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}}</ref>

<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Ichthyophiidae/Uraeotyphlus/Uraeotyphlus-oxyurus |title=''Uraeotyphlus oxyurus'' (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2020 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=17 February 2020}}</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 oxyurus'': p. 137]</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Uraeotyphlus|oxyurus]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Amphibians of India]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1841]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron]]
[[Category:Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril]]

Uraeotyphlus oxyurus - Revision history

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