Gegeneophis carnosus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	GYMNOPHIONA	CAECILIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Gegeneophis carnosus
Species Authority:	(Beddome, 1870)
Taxonomic Notes:	The taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Many literature reports in fact refer to Gegeneophis ramaswamii. Karyological data suggest that this species shares similarities in chromosome and karyotype morphology, for the most part, with Gegeneophis krishni (Venu and Venkatachalaiah 2006).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Gower, D., Wilkinson, M., Oommen, O.V., Measey, J., Dutta, S., Bhatta, G. & Ravichandran, M.S.
Reviewer/s:	Stuart, S., Chanson, J. & Cox, N. (Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainties as to its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the type locality, Periya Peak, at 800 m asl in Wynad District, Kerala State, India. More recently, the species has been reported from estate plantations at about 1,525 m asl near Mercera town, Karnataka State, India (Venu and Venkatachalaiah 2006). Records from southern Kerala are erroneous, and refer to Gegeneophis ramaswamii.
Countries:	Native: India (Karnataka, Kerala)
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Population [top]

Population:	The population status of this species is unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a subterranean species that lives in humid evergreen forest, within which it may be found under rocks in porous, moist soil, and is also found in areas of low and moderate intensity agriculture. It has been found in mixed plantations of arecanut, coffee, pepper, banana and cardamom (Venu and Venkatachalaiah 2006). It is assumed to be oviparous with terrestrial eggs that develop directly, and to not be dependent on water for breeding.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

This is a subterranean species that lives in humid evergreen forest, within which it may be found under rocks in porous, moist soil, and is also found in areas of low and moderate intensity agriculture. It has been found in mixed plantations of arecanut, coffee, pepper, banana and cardamom (Venu and Venkatachalaiah 2006). It is assumed to be oviparous with terrestrial eggs that develop directly, and to not be dependent on water for breeding.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are unknown. It has been suggested that it is threatened by a decrease in habitat availability and quality through conversion of land to agricultural use, harvesting of timber and wood for subsistence use, mining, and collection of non-woody forest materials. However, in view of its adaptability to secondary habitats, it is not clear that these threats are significant.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are unknown. It has been suggested that it is threatened by a decrease in habitat availability and quality through conversion of land to agricultural use, harvesting of timber and wood for subsistence use, mining, and collection of non-woody forest materials. However, in view of its adaptability to secondary habitats, it is not clear that these threats are significant.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It was recently reported from Cariappa Biodiversity Park (Malathesh et al. 2002), though this requires confirmation. Further specimens attributed to this species have been recorded from Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka. It is in need of taxonomic review (M. Wilkinson pers. comm.).

Conservation Actions:

It was recently reported from Cariappa Biodiversity Park (Malathesh et al. 2002), though this requires confirmation. Further specimens attributed to this species have been recorded from Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka. It is in need of taxonomic review (M. Wilkinson pers. comm.).

Citation:	Gower, D., Wilkinson, M., Oommen, O.V., Measey, J., Dutta, S., Bhatta, G. & Ravichandran, M.S. 2004. Gegeneophis carnosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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