Ichthyophis elongatus
Ichthyophis elongatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
Genus: | Ichthyophis |
Species: | I. elongatus |
Binomial name | |
Ichthyophis elongatus | |
Elongated caecilian range |
Ichthyophis elongatus, the elongated caecilian, is a species of amphibians in the family Ichthyophiidae endemic to Sumatra,[3] including some nearby islands; however, whether these belong to this species is uncertain.[1]
Specimens allocated to this species with certainty have been collected from lowland forest and from a ravine near degraded forest.[1]
The type series varied 280–300 mm (11–12 in) in total length. It is relatively slim, with body width of 7.8–8 mm (0.31–0.31 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Ichthyophis elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T59616A95837672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59616A95837672.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Taylor, E. H. (1965). "New Asiatic and African caecilians with redescriptions of certain other species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 46: 253–302. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20077.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ichthyophis elongatus Taylor, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2015.