Ichthyophis orthoplicatus

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Ichthyophis orthoplicatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. orthoplicatus
Binomial name
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus
Taylor, 1965[2]
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Pattipola caecilian range
Synonyms[3]

Ichthyophis taprobanicensis Taylor, 1969

Ichthyophis orthoplicatus, also known as the Pattipola caecilian[3] or brown caecilian,[4] is a species of caecilian endemic to Sri Lanka.[3] It is found in a range of natural and man-made habitats including evergreen forests, rubber and tea plantations, paddy fields, rural gardens and farms, wetlands (boggy areas), and cattle pastureland.[1] The holotype was estimated to have measured about 235 mm (9.3 in) in total length.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59628A156587273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59628A156587273.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus Taylor, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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