A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) Author Wilkinson, Mark Author Mauro, Diego San Author Sherratt, Emma Author Gower, David J. text Zootaxa 2011 2874 41 64 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.200863 69d6567b-7cbb-41b2-8f41-4620ab172850 1175-5326 200863 3. Uraeotyphlus Peters, 1879 Type species: Coecilia oxyura Duméril & Bibron, 1841 by subsequent designation of Noble (1924) . Diagnosis: The only ichthyophiids with tentacular apertures far forward, below the nares. Distribution: India . Content: Seven species ( malabaricus , oxyurus , narayani , menoni , interruptus , gansi , oommeni ).