Uraeotyphlus malabaricus
| Uraeotyphlus malabaricus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Uraeotyphlus |
| Species: | U. malabaricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Uraeotyphlus malabaricus (Beddome, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cecilia malabarica Beddome, 1870 | |
Uraeotyphlus malabaricus is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and is known from its type locality, the "Malabar" in Kerala, and from the Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu. It is known by several common names.Malabar tailed caecilian, Nilgiris caecilian, Malabar caecilian, and white-lipped caecilian.