Garo Hills caecilian

Garo Hills caecilian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Clade:Gymnophiona
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

The Garo Hills caecilian, Ichthyophis garoensis, 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta, David Gower, Mark Wilkinson, Oommen V. Oommen (2004). "Ichthyophis garoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59617A11969312. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta, David Gower, Mark Wilkinson, Oommen V. Oommen (2004). "Ichthyophis husaini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59620A11969922. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 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.


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