Rediscovery of the earthworm Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India

Abstract

Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907, is a poorly understood species that has only been known from the type collection. Present report concerns its rediscovery from the Palani Hills of Kerala state, near its type locality in 2013. The paper provides the description of the collected specimens, highlighting their ecological and distribution aspects.

Keywords

• chinnar wildlife sanctuary
• kerala
• palani hills
• pampadum shola national park
• shola forest