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Javan caecilian

The Javan caecilian is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.

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Jun 26, 2026
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Length
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Javan caecilian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. javanicus
Binomial name
Ichthyophis javanicus
Taylor, 1960

The Javan caecilian (Ichthyophis javanicus) is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.

References

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Ichthyophis javanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T59622A95838617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59622A95838617.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.