Uraeotyphlus gansi

Uraeotyphlus gansi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Uraeotyphlus]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/UraeotyphlusU. gansi
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/UraeotyphlusUraeotyphlus gansi; Gower, Rajendran, Nussbaum & Wilkinson, 2008

Dear reader, We need your support to keep the flame of knowledge burning bright! Our hosting server bill is due on June 1st, and without your help, Bharatpedia faces the risk of shutdown. We've come a long way together in exploring and celebrating our rich heritage. Now, let's unite to ensure Bharatpedia continues to be a beacon of knowledge for generations to come. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Together, let's preserve and share the essence of Bharat.

Thank you for being part of the Bharatpedia family!
Please scan the QR code on the right click here to donate.

0%

transparency: ₹0 raised out of ₹100,000 (0 supporter)

Uraeotyphlus gansi, the Gansi caecilian, is a rare species of caecilian, endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It was discovered in the Kaakkaachi-Naalumukku area of the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.^[1] U. gansi was named after Carl Gans (1923–2009), a renowned herpetologist from Texas.

According to Albert Rajendran, Research Department of Zoology, St. John's College, Palayamkottai, Rajendran spotted the species, along with his collaborator David J. Gower of the Natural History Museum, London, and two other experts in caecilians. He came across this limbless amphibian in the Kaakkaachi-Naalumukku areas during his study of the burrowing uropeltid (shield-tailed) snakes of the Western Ghats.^[3]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2011). "Uraeotyphlus gansi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T173194A6972778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T173194A6972778.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ Gower, D. J.; Rajendran, A.; Nussbaum, R. A.; Wilkinson, M. (2008). "A new species of Uraeotyphlus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Uraeotyphlidae) of the Malabaricus group". Herpetologica. 64 (2): 235–245. doi:10.1655/07-075R1.1. S2CID 86196954.
↑ "Limbless frog-relative species found". The Hindu. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1.0 ^1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2011). "Uraeotyphlus gansi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T173194A6972778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T173194A6972778.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] Gower, D. J.; Rajendran, A.; Nussbaum, R. A.; Wilkinson, M. (2008). "A new species of Uraeotyphlus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Uraeotyphlidae) of the Malabaricus group". Herpetologica. 64 (2): 235–245. doi:10.1655/07-075R1.1. S2CID 86196954.

[3] "Limbless frog-relative species found". The Hindu. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]