| Ichthyophis orthoplicatus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. orthoplicatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis orthoplicatus Taylor, 1965 | |
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| Pattipola caecilian range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ichthyophis taprobanicensis Taylor, 1969 | |
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus, also known as the Pattipola caecilian or brown caecilian, is a species of caecilian endemic to Sri Lanka. It is found in a range of natural and man-made habitats including evergreen forests, rubber and tea plantations, paddy fields, rural gardens and farms, wetlands (boggy areas), and cattle pastureland.
The holotype was estimated to have measured about 235 mm (9.3 in) in total length.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59628A156587273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59628A156587273.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus Taylor, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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