Western Borneo caecilian
| Western Borneo caecilian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. monochrous |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis monochrous (Bleeker, 1858) | |
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| Western Borneo caecilian range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epicrium monochrous Bleeker, 1858 | |
The Western Borneo caecilian or black caecilian, Ichthyophis monochrous, is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to northern Borneo and known from western Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia), likely occurring also in Brunei.[2] It is a little-known species known from only a few specimens. It presumably inhabits tropical moist forest. Adults are likely subterranean.[1]
Description
Ichthyophis monochrous is a moderately slender caecilian. The holotype measures 232 mm (9.1 in) in length and about 10 mm (0.39 in) in width. The head is 9 mm (0.35 in) long and has visible eyes. Tail is short (3.8 mm) but distinct. The skin has about 247 ring-shaped folds (annuli) and is strongly glandular. In life the specimen is reported to have been violet-brown in colour.[3])
References
- 1 2 Inger, R.; Iskandar, D.; Das, I.; Stuebing, R.; Lakim, M.; Yambun, P.; Mumpuni; Wilkinson, M.; Gower, D.; Kupfer, A. (2004). "Ichthyophis monochrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59627A11971169. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Ichthyophis monochrous (Bleeker, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ Edward H. Taylor (1960). "On the caecilian species Ichthyophis glutinosus and Ichthyophis inonochroiis, with description of related species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 40: 37–130. (Ichthyophis monochrous on pages 51–55