Gegeneophis carnosus (Beddome 1870)

Slender body, measuring up to 226 mm in total length (Malathesh et al. 2002). Head is slender and oval-shaped, with a subterminal mouth (Malathesh et al. 2002). 101-110 primary annuli and 7 secondary annuli are present (Malathesh et al. 2002). Eyes are buried under skull bone, but visible externally (Giri et al. 2003). Tentacles are closer to the nostril than the eye (Malathesh et al. 2002). No tail is present (Malathesh et al. 2002). In life, the body coloration is pinkish-red, with the dorsum slightly darker than the ventrum. The head and collars are lighter, more yellowish-pink, and the snout and jaws are light yellow (Malathesh et al. 2002; Daniel 1963; Taylor 1968). Gegeneophis carnosus can be confused with G. ramaswamii, particularly small G. ramaswamii. The main difference is that G. carnosus has visible eyes, but it is difficult to determine the visibility of the eye in small specimens without a microscope and good lighting (Giri et al. 2003). These species overlap in the number of primary annuli (101-110 in G. carnosus, 98-104 in G. ramaswamii), though they differ in the number of secondary annuli (7 in G. carnosus, 8-14 in G. ramaswamii (Malathesh et al. 2002). G. carnosus has a more slender body that is nearly uniform in width, while G. ramaswamii has a thicker body that is widest at the terminus (Malathesh et al. 2002).Records from southern Kerala are erroneous, and refer to Gegeneophis ramaswamii (Gower et al. 2005). Much of the literature published on endocrinology of "G. carnosus" (published in the 1980s-1990s) is actually based on G. ramaswamii (Gower et al. 2005). Nearly all of the specimens used in the caecilian endocrinological work were collected from a single locality, Bonaccord, on a tea estate, where G. ramaswamii is present in high abundance (Gower et al. 2005).

Found in the Western Ghats, India. The type locality is Periya Peak in Wayanad District, Kerala State, India, at 800 m asl (Beddome 1870). Occurs in humid evergreen forest, under cover of rocks in porous soil, as well as in lightly-farmed agricultural areas (Gower et al. 2004). This species has also been described from General Cariappa Biodiversity Park, Madikeri, Kodagu District, Karnataka State, where specimens were dug out from porous, humus-rich soil around the roots of thick shrub vegetation along small streams, at 1143 m (Malathesh et al. 2002). However, reports from southern Kerala refer to a different species, G. ramaswamii (Gower et al. 2005).

Assumed to be oviparous with terrestrial, direct-developing eggs (Gower et al. 2004).

The population status is not known (Gower et al. 2004). It may be present in two protected areas, General Cariappa Biodiversity Park (Malathesh et al. 2002) and Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka, though both reports need to be confirmed (Gower et al. 2004).

Gegeneophis carnosus és una espècie d'amfibis gimnofions de la família Caeciliidae. Es pensa que habita a les regions de Kerala i Karnataka, a més de Periya i Wayanad, tot dins de l'estat de Kerala, en l'Índia.

Gegeneophis carnosus is a species of caecilian found in Karnataka and Kerala states, India. Its common name Periah Peak caecilian refers to its type locality (Periya Peak, Wayanad, Kerala), though it is also known under names blind caecilian and pink blind caecilian.

Gegeneophis carnosus is a rather small species of caecilian with a flesh-coloured body. The body ends in a blunt shield; the eyes are not visible externally. The tentacular apertures are below and behind the nostrils, which are placed close to the tip of the snout, so that they are not quite visible from top. It is thought to be distributed in the hills of Kerala and Karnataka in India.

Gegeneophis carnosus es una especie de anfibio gimnofión de la familia Indotyphlidae.​

Es endémica del suroeste de la India. Habita en las regiones de Kerala y Karnataka: en Kerala, en Periya y en Wayanad; en Karnataka, en los alrededores de Mercera.

Se halla a una altitud de 800 a 1.525 msnm.

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Gegeneophis carnosus Gegeneophis generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Indotyphlidae familian sailkatuta dago, Gymnophiona ordenan.

Gegeneophis carnosus est une espèce de gymnophiones de la famille des Indotyphlidae.

Gegeneophis carnosus é uma espécie de anfíbio gimnofiono da família Caeciliidae. É endémica da Índia. Esta espécie é subterrânea e não está dependente da água para a reprodução.