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Ichthyophis pseudangularis

Ichthyophis pseudangularis is a species of caecilian endemic to Sri Lanka. It is found in a range of natural and man-made habitats: forests, rubber plantations, paddy fields, rural gardens and farms, wetlands, and pastureland.

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Ichthyophis pseudangularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. pseudangularis
Binomial name
Ichthyophis pseudangularis
Taylor, 19652
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

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ichthyophis pseudangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T59631A156587421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59631A156587421.en.
  2. Taylor, E. H. (1965). "New Asiatic and African caecilians with redescriptions of certain other species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 46: 253–302. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20077.
  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.