| Ichthyophis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826 |
| Species | |
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Ichthyophis, sometimes called the Asian caecilians are a genus of caecilians (Limbless Amphibians) found in Southeast Asia, southern Philippines, and western Indo-Australian Archipelago.
In Sri Lanka, three species occur, and all are found in almost all habitats, preferring moister ones. The most common is Ichthyophis glutinosus, which is found in almost all altitudes; the others are I. orthoplicatus, which is found in similar habitat to I. glutinosus, but is never found in lowlands below 460 metres (1,510 ft); and I. pseudangularis, found in lowlands below 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| I. acuminatus Taylor, 1960 | Elongate-headed Caecilian |
| I. atricollaris Taylor, 1965 | Long Bloee Caecilian |
| I. bannanicus Yang, 1984 | Banna Caecilian |
| I. beddomei Peters, 1880 | Yellow-striped Caecilian |
| I. bernisi Salvador, 1975 | Indonesian Caecilian |
| I. biangularis Taylor, 1965 | Angular Caecilian |
| I. billitonensis Taylor, 1965 | Billiton Island Caecilian |
| I. bombayensis Taylor, 1960 | Bombay Caecilian |
| I. dulitensis Taylor, 1960 | Mount Dulit Caecilian |
| I. elongatus Taylor, 1965 | Elongated Caecilian |
| I. garoensis Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999 | Garo Hills Caecilian |
| I. glandulosus Taylor, 1923 | Basilan Island Caecilian |
| I. glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Ceylon Caecilian |
| I. humphreyi Taylor, 1973 | Humphrey's Caecilian |
| I. husaini Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999 | Husain's Caecilian |
| I. hypocyaneus (Boie, 1827) | Bantam Caecilian |
| I. javanicus Taylor, 1960 | Javan Caecilian |
| I. kodaguensis Wilkinson, Gower, Govindappa & Venkatachalaiah, 2007 | Kodagu Striped Caecilian |
| I. kohtaoensis Taylor, 1960 | Koa Tao Island Caecilian |
| I. laosensis Taylor, 1969 | Upper Laos Caecilian |
| I. longicephalus Pillai, 1986 | Long-headed Caecilian |
| I. mindanaoensis Taylor, 1960 | Mindanao Island Caecilian |
| I. monochrous (Bleeker, 1858) | Western Borneo Caecilian |
| I. orthoplicatus Taylor, 1965 | Pattipola Caecilian |
| I. paucisulcus Taylor, 1960 | Siantar Caecilian |
| I. pseudangularis Taylor, 1965 | Taylor's Caecilian |
| I. sikkimensis Taylor, 1960 | Sikkimese Caecilian |
| I. singaporensis Taylor, 1960 | Singapore Caecilian |
| I. sumatranus Taylor, 1960 | Sumatra Caecilian |
| I. supachaii Taylor, 1960 | Supachai's Caecilian |
| I. tricolor Annandale, 1909 | Three-colored Caecilian |
| I. youngorum Taylor, 1960 | Doi Suthep Caecilian |