Albinism |
Chthonerpeton indistinctum (Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862) Gegeneophis mhadeiensisBhatta, Dinesh, Prashanth, and Kulkarni, 2007Bhatta, G.; Dinesh, K.P.; Prashanth, P.; Kulkarni, N.U. 2007. A new species of the Indian caecilian genus Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from the surroundings of Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats. Current Science 93: 1442-1445.Ichthyophis beddomei Peters, 1880 |
Cacivio and Cespedez 1998Cacivio, P.M.; Cespedez, J. 1998. Chthonerpeton indistinctum (NCN). Albinism. Herpetological Review 29: 39.
Bhatta et al. 2007Bhatta, G.; Dinesh, K.P.; Prashanth, P.; Kulkarni, N.U. 2007. A new species of the Indian caecilian genus Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from the surroundings of Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats. Current Science 93: 1442-1445.
Venu et al. 2022Venu, G.; Venkatachalaiah, G.; Seetharama, H.G.; Balakrishna, G.N.; Lalremsanga, H.T.; Browne, R.K.; et al. 2022. Chromatic and morphological anomalies in gymnophionans from India. Herpetozoa 35: 121-132.
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Partial leucism (requires confirmation) |
Caecilia volcani Taylor, 1969 |
Kubicki and Arias 2017Kubicki, B.; Arias, E. 2017. Vulcan’s slender caecilian, Caecilia volcani, in Costa Rica. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4: 488-492.
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Leucism |
Ichthyophis kodaguensis Wilkinson, Gower, Venu, and Venkatachalaiah, 2007 Gymnopis multiplicata Peters, 1874 |
Venu et al. 2021Venu, G.; Balakrishna, G.N.; Browne, R.K.; Raju, N.G.; Varadh, K.; Ramakrishna, S.; et al. 2021. First record of leucism in the amphibian order Gymnophiona: Ichthyophis kodaguensis Wilkinson et al. 2007 from the southern Western Ghats, India. Herpetology Notes 14: 77-81.
Villagra and Escalante 2023Villagra, N.C.; Escalante, R.N. 2023. First report of leucism in the Purple Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata) from Río Tigre, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Reptiles & Amphibians 30: e18934.
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Partial melanism |
Uraeotyphlus narayani Seshachar, 1939 |
Venu et al. 2022Venu, G.; Venkatachalaiah, G.; Seetharama, H.G.; Balakrishna, G.N.; Lalremsanga, H.T.; Browne, R.K.; et al. 2022. Chromatic and morphological anomalies in gymnophionans from India. Herpetozoa 35: 121-132.
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Hypermelanism |
Ichthyophis beddomei
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Venu et al. 2022Venu, G.; Venkatachalaiah, G.; Seetharama, H.G.; Balakrishna, G.N.; Lalremsanga, H.T.; Browne, R.K.; et al. 2022. Chromatic and morphological anomalies in gymnophionans from India. Herpetozoa 35: 121-132.
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Blue-colored |
Uraeotyphlus narayaniGegeneophis ramaswamii Taylor, 1964 |
Venu et al. 2022Venu, G.; Venkatachalaiah, G.; Seetharama, H.G.; Balakrishna, G.N.; Lalremsanga, H.T.; Browne, R.K.; et al. 2022. Chromatic and morphological anomalies in gymnophionans from India. Herpetozoa 35: 121-132.
Villagra and Escalante 2023Villagra, N.C.; Escalante, R.N. 2023. First report of leucism in the Purple Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata) from Río Tigre, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Reptiles & Amphibians 30: e18934.
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Piebaldism |
Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1822) Siphonops paulensis Boettger,1892 |
Almeida et al. 2024Almeida, L.S.; Cavalcante, T.; Bezerra, L.L.; Lima, L.S.; Albuquerque, R.D.; Jarboe, C.; et al. 2024. Little dotty caecilians: two cases of piebaldism in the neotropical genus Siphonops. Herpetology Notes 17: 535-538.
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