Ichthyophis beddomei
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Ichthyophis beddomei, sometimes called Beddome's caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae
. Its body is dark violet-brown, becoming light brown ventrally. There is a yellow lateral stripe from head to tail tip. Upper lip and lower jaw also yellow in colour. The stripe becomes slightly wider at the neck. Eyes are distinct. Tentacles placed very close to the lip and almost equidistant from eye and nostril. Nostrils at the tip of the snout, but visible from above. The upper jaw slightly overhangs the lower jaw. This species is distributed widely in the Western Ghats
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Ichthyophiidae
Ichthyophiidae is the family of Asiatic tailed caecilians or fish caecilians. They are found in south-east Asia.They are primitive caecilians, lacking many of the derived characters found in the other families. For example, the mouth is not recessed underneath the head, they possess tails, and have...
. Its body is dark violet-brown, becoming light brown ventrally. There is a yellow lateral stripe from head to tail tip. Upper lip and lower jaw also yellow in colour. The stripe becomes slightly wider at the neck. Eyes are distinct. Tentacles placed very close to the lip and almost equidistant from eye and nostril. Nostrils at the tip of the snout, but visible from above. The upper jaw slightly overhangs the lower jaw. This species is distributed widely in the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
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