On the taxonomic status of Gegeneophis nadkarnii Bhatta & Prashanth, 2004 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae)

被引：8
作者：
Gower, David J. [1 ]
Giri, Varad [2 ]
Torsekar, Varun R. [2 ,3 ]
Gaikwad, Kshamata [2 ]
Wilkinson, Mark [1 ]
机构：
[1] Nat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, London SW7 5BD, England
[2] Bombay Nat Hist Soc, Bombay 400023, Maharashtra, India
[3] Indian Inst Sci, Ctr Ecol Sci, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
来源：
ZOOTAXA | 2013年 / 3609卷 / 02期
关键词：
caecilian; conservation; Gegeneophis danieli; India; synonymy; taxonomy; Western Ghats; WESTERN-GHATS; CAECILIAN AMPHIBIANS; VIVIPARITY; DISCOVERY; ORIGINS; INDIA;
D O I：
10.11646/zootaxa.3609.2.6
中图分类号：
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号：
071002 ;
摘要：
Examination of type material and new collections from Goa, southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka, leads to the conclusion that Gegeneophis nadkarnii Bhatta & Prashanth, 2004 is a subjective junior synonym of Gegeneophis danieli Giri, Wilkinson & Gower, 2003. The purported differences between these species are very minor and attributable to normal individual variation, except for some features of the dentition that are peculiar to the exceptionally abnormal paratype of G. nadkarnii. This taxonomic revision extends the known geographic range of G. danieli and suggests it could be transferred from Data Deficient to Least Concern status in the IUCN Red List.
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