Broad-striped caecilian
| Broad-striped caecilian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Caudacaecilia |
| Species: | C. asplenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Caudacaecilia asplenia (Taylor, 1965) | |
The broad-striped caecilian, Caudacaecilia asplenia, is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae found in Malaysia and possibly Thailand. It is also known as Boven Mahakkam caecilian and Malayan caecilian. It is only known with certainty from Mahakam River and Matang Hunting Reserve Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Sources
- van Dijk, P.P.; Sukumaran, J.; Yaakob, N.; Chuaynkern, Y.; Wilkinson, M.; Gower, D.; Kupfer, A. (2004). "Ichthyophis asplenius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59602A11965942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59602A11965942.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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