Ichthyophis pseudangularis

Ichthyophis pseudangularis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: 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. 1.0 1.1 Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Anslem de Silva, David Gower, Mark Wilkinson, Oommen V. Oommen (2004). "Ichthyophis pseudangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.

External links

External identifiers for Ichthyophis pseudangularis
Encyclopedia of Life 330234
GBIF 13801898
ITIS 7161637