Rare caecilian amphibian found in Kurseong Tea Estate
Posted by barunroy on July 29, 2008
KURSEONG, July 28: A rare animal ‘caecilians’ has been discovered in Makaibari Tea Estate near Kurseong. The animal belongs to the amphibian family. It is being claimed that the animal was sighted after a gap of over 100 years. The creature found for the first time in 1881 at Rangliot Valley in Sikkim was named as Icohthyophis Skkimmennis. Robin Suyesh, a student from Delhi University made the discovery in the tea estate recently.
Suyesh informed that the species was found in the area of Sikkim and Darjeeling and hence he had come here to investigate about the species about which not much was known. Suyesh has collected two samples, which he would take to Delhi for further studies. “I will take these samples to Delhi and show it to my seniors and study its anatomy to gather more information about the species,” he said.
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rubin said
gandeula
RAJA said
“gandeula”….what’s that?? new species!!!??
barunroy said
Dear Friends,
Greetings from Darjeeling!
Have you been able to view the videos. If you are having problems let me know. They are not ‘Gandeula’ or earthworms. The are pre-historic creatures thought to have been extinct for around a century. It is a great find.
Regs
Barun
barunroy said
Friends if you can see the video, the mother is seen actually breast-feeding a baby. This is absolutely rare. It proves that they are actually amphibian mammals.
Regs
Barun
jytmkh said
It says Video is no longer available
barunroy said
Dear Jytmkhda,
I have checked it, it should now work fine.
Regs
Barun