| molecular systematics of caeciliid caecilians (amphibia: gymnophiona) of the western ghats, india. | together, indian plus seychelles caeciliid caecilian amphibians (gymnophiona) constitute approximately 10% of the extant species of this order. a molecular phylogenetic analysis of all but one (or two) nominal species (16, in five genera) is presented based on mitochondrial (12s, 16s, cytb, cox1) and nuclear (rag1) sequence data. results strongly support monophyly of both seychelles and peninsular indian caeciliids, and their sister-group status. within the indian caeciliids, indotyphlus and geg ... | 2011 | 21406239 |