Ichthyophis pseudangularis

Ichthyophis pseudangularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Clade:Gymnophiona
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. 1 2 Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum; de Silva, Anslem; Gower, David; Wilkinson, Mark; Oommen, Oommen V. (2004). "Ichthyophis pseudangularis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59631A11973190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59631A11973190.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Taylor, E. H. (1965). "New Asiatic and African caecilians with redescriptions of certain other species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 46: 253–302.
  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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