Grandisonia larvata (Ahl 1934)

Holotype: ZMB, collection number unknown, “Seychelles Islands”, collected in 1913 by A. Mérian.Approximately 200 mm in length; primary folds more numerous than secondaries; 5-6 premaxillary teeth, 8-11 maxillary teeth; small tentacle that is nearer to the eye than the nostril; circular gill clefts present in adults (modified from Taylor 1968).

Seychelles Islands: Mahé, Silhouette, Praslin, La Digue.Typically all Grandisonia species are fossorial and can be found under leaves, stones, decaying wood, and in wet soil. G. larvata is known from sea-level to at least 260 m. Distribution is thought to be limited to the availability of moist habitat rather than elevation.

Grandisonia larvata is probably best considered uncommon. All species of Grandisonia are believed to be oviparous. It has been reported that G. larvata has a larval stage.

A permit is required for their collection. They are potentially endangered by habitat destruction.

Grandisonia larvata is a species of caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae, endemic to the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Praslin, La Digue, and Silhouette.