Ichthyophis elongatus

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Ichthyophis elongatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. elongatus
Binomial name
Ichthyophis elongatus
Taylor, 1965 [2]
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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 .
  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.