• Ichthyophis is commonly called as ‘Blind worm’.

• Worm like, limbless, tail less, blind and burrowing amphibian.

• Skin has series of annular grooves.

• In between eyes and nostril – a sensory apparatus.

• Male has an eversible copulatory organ.

• Exhibits parental care (Female remains coiled around the egg until hatching).

• Compressed head, absence of functional eyes, limbs and tail are adaptations for fossorial life.