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| Gegeneophis valmiki Dinesh, Shikalgar, Adhav, Jadhav & Kulkarni, 2026. |
A new species of Gegeneophis is described from the base of the lateritic plateaus of Satara, Maharashtra, India. The new species is described based on morphological characters, metric and meristic measurements, phylogenetic analysis, genetic distances, ASAP analysis,and geographic isolation. Phylogenetic and ASAP analyses suggest the presence of an additional six lineages representing potential new species from the northern and central Western Ghats. The affinities of spatial and temporal distribution of Gegeneophis in thenorthern and central Western Ghats are discussed.
Keywords: Annulocylix caecilian, Legless amphibian, New species description, NorthernWestern Ghats, Tailless caecilians, Taxonomy
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| Gegeneophis valmiki sp. nov. in life from Maharshi Valmiki Mandir, Valmiki Plateau, Paneri, Palashi, Pathan, Satara, Maharashtra, India. |
Gegeneophis valmiki sp. nov.
K.P. Dinesh, Sahil Shikalgar, Pranjal Adhav, Bapurao Vishnu Jadhav and Nirmal U. Kulkarni. 2026. Discovery of A New Species of Gegeneophis (Gymnophiona: Grandisoniidae) highlights hidden diversity and implications for regional endemism in the Western Ghats, India. Phyllomedusa, Journal of Herpetology. 24(2); 295-312. DOI: doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v24i2p295-312