Kingdom Animalia Family Indotyphlidae Higher classification Indotyphlus | Phylum Chordata Genus Indotyphlus Rank Species | |
Scientific name Indotyphlus maharashtraensis Similar Caecilian, Amphibians, Caeciliidae | ||
The Maharashtra caecilian or Humbarli caecilian, Indotyphlus maharashtraensis, is a species of caecilians described in 2004 by scientists of Bombay Natural History Society and the Natural History Museum, London. It is only the second species of Indotyphlus known to science, and only known from its type locality, near Humbarli village, Satara District, Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra caecilian has a total length of 7–20.5 cm (2.8–8.1 in).
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