The Bombay caecilian (Ichthyophis bombayensis) is an amphibian found in India.[1] This rather large species is found in the northern Western Ghats. The eyes are distinct and surrounded by a light ring. The tentacle is placed closer to the lip than the eye. A dark brown or greyish-brown species, it has no lateral stripes.[2]
The three names below are presently considered to be junior synonyms of I. bombayensis,[1] as it was recently shown that all the unstriped, long-tailed Ichthyophis from the Western Ghats showed little genetic variation.[3]
- I. malabarensis – southern Western Ghats, known with certainty only from the type locality
- I. peninsularis – known only from the type specimen, exact locality not known
- I. subterrestris – known only from the type specimen, from Western Ghats south of Palghat Gap (Cochin and Travancore areas)
References
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- ↑ Remarkable genetic homogeneity in unstriped, long-tailed Ichthyophis along 1500 km of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Zoology({Template:Date).