Ichthyophis garoensis

Ichthyophis garoensis, the Garo Hills caecilian, is a species of caecilian found in Assam and Meghalaya in north-eastern India.[3] The Husain's caecilian Ichthyophis husaini was until 2016 considered a separate species.[3][4] It is a subterranean caecilian that lives in the moist leaf-litter of tropical forests. It is typically found close to streams and other waterbodies.[1][2]

Ichthyophis garoensis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1][2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. garoensis
Binomial name
Ichthyophis garoensis
Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999
Ichthyophis garoensis range
Synonyms

Ichthyophis husaini Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999

References

  1. Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta, David Gower, Mark Wilkinson, Oommen V. Oommen (2004). "Ichthyophis garoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59617A11969312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59617A11969312.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta, David Gower, Mark Wilkinson, Oommen V. Oommen (2004). "Ichthyophis husaini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59620A11969922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59620A11969922.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. Kamei, Rachunliu G.; Biju, S. D. (2016). "On the taxonomic status of Ichthyophis husaini Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae)". Zootaxa. 4079 (1): 140–150. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4079.1.10. PMID 27395997.


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