{"id":371960,"date":"2026-09-17T15:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371960"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:15:51","slug":"gegeneophis-chandgadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gegeneophis-chandgadi\/","title":{"rendered":"Gegeneophis Chandgadi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Scientists have discovered Gegeneophis Chandgadi, a new species of subterranean, legless amphibian from Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Gegeneophis Chandgadi<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cf-images.assettype.com\/downtoearth%2F2026-09-15%2F7yez0dab%2Fsnake.png?resize=276%2C155&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gegeneophis chandgadi\" width=\"276\" height=\"155\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gegeneophis chandgadi<\/strong> is a<strong> newly discovered species of legless amphibian<\/strong>, known as a<strong> caecilian.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Family and Genus:<\/strong> The species belongs to th<strong>e family Grandisoniidae<\/strong> and the <strong>genus Gegeneophis,<\/strong> commonly known as<strong> blind caecilians.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a <strong>group of elusive, limbless amphibians<\/strong> that spend much of their lives underground.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was discovered from\u00a0<strong>Maharashtra, in the Western Ghats.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> It spends most of their lives<strong> underground.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Size:<\/strong> <strong>Adult G. chandgadi<\/strong> measure <strong>approximately 105\u2013185 mm in length.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Appearance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>It has a slender, cylindrical, legless and tailless body.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Its upper body is dark brown to dark flesh-coloured, with a pinkish head and belly.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It <strong>has 132\u2013135 primary annuli, or ring-like grooves,<\/strong> around its body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conservation status:<\/strong> Researchers have recommended a <strong>Data Deficient status<\/strong> until its wider distribution and population are better understood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Scientists have discovered Gegeneophis Chandgadi, a new species of subterranean, legless amphibian from Maharashtra. About Gegeneophis Chandgadi Gegeneophis chandgadi is a newly discovered species of legless amphibian, known as a caecilian. Family and Genus: The species belongs to the family Grandisoniidae and the genus Gegeneophis, commonly known as blind caecilians. 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