Upper Laos caecilian

Upper Laos caecilian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Clade:Gymnophiona
Family:Ichthyophiidae
Genus:Ichthyophis
Species: I. laosensis
Binomial name
Ichthyophis laosensis
Taylor, 1969

The Upper Laos caecilian, Ichthyophis laosensis, is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to Laos and only known from a single specimen (holotype) collected from the imprecise type locality, "Upper Laos".[1][2] Presumably a tropical moist forest species, nothing definite is known about its habitat or ecology.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 van Dijk, P.P., Wilkinson, M., Gower, D. & Kupfer, A. (2004). "Ichthyophis laosensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59624A11970705. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ichthyophis laosensis Taylor, 1969". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 May 2016.


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