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New Blind Caecilian Species
January 27 , 2026
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- The Indian scientists have discovered a new blind caecilian species named Gegeneophis valmiki in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra.
- The species was first collected in 2017 on the Valmiki Plateau in Satara district, Maharashtra.
- Blind caecilians are limbless subterranean amphibians that spend most of their life underground and are often mistaken for earthworms.
- The species is named after the historic Maharshi Valmiki Mandir near the discovery site.
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