Ichthyophis pseudangularis

Ichthyophis pseudangularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. pseudangularis
Binomial name
Ichthyophis pseudangularis
Taylor, 1965[2]
Ichthyophis pseudangularis range

Ichthyophis pseudangularis is a species of caecilian endemic to Sri Lanka.[3] It is found in a range of natural and man-made habitats: forests, rubber plantations, paddy fields, rural gardens and farms, wetlands (boggy and muddy areas), and pastureland.[1]

The holotype measured 225 mm (8.9 in) in total length.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ichthyophis pseudangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59631A156587421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59631A156587421.en.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ichthyophis pseudangularis Taylor, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2015.


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