Pattipola caecilian

Pattipola caecilian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Clade:Gymnophiona
Family:Ichthyophiidae
Genus:Ichthyophis
Species: I. orthoplicatus
Binomial name
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus
Taylor, 1965[2]
Pattipola caecilian range

The Pattipola caecilian, Ichthyophis orthoplicatus, 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 2 Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi; Anslem de Silva; David Gower; Mark Wilkinson; Oommen V. Oommen; Mark Wilkinson; David Gower; Alex Kupfer (2004). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59628A11971834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59628A11971834.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  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 orthoplicatus 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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