Ichthyophis elongatus

Ichthyophis elongatus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Ichthyophiidae
Genus:	Ichthyophis
Species:	I. elongatus
Binomial name
Ichthyophis elongatus Taylor, 1965 [2]
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

1. 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.
2. Taylor, E. H. (1965). "New Asiatic and African caecilians with redescriptions of certain other species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 46 (6): 253–302. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.20077 .
3. 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.