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Ichthyophis sikkimensis

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Species of amphibian

Ichthyophis sikkimensis
Icthyophis sikkimensis from Korak Village, Chitwan district, Nepal
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species: I. sikkimensis
Binomial name
Ichthyophis sikkimensis
Taylor, 1960
Sikkimese caecilian range

Ichthyophis sikkimensis, the Sikkimese caecilian or Darjeeling caecilian, is a species of caecilian found in India (Sikkim and West Bengal), Nepal and possibly Bhutan. It was described by Edward Harrison Taylor in 1960.

References

  1. ^ Shrestha, B. (2017). "Assemblage of Herpetofauna in Korak Village, Northern Chitwan, Nepal". Zoo's Print. 32 (9): 23–30.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Ichthyophis sikkimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T59632A166111262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T59632A166111262.en. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. Edward H. Taylor (1960). "On the Caecilian Species Ichthyophis glutinosus and Ichthtjophis inonochroiis, with Description of Related Species". Vol. 40, no. 4. pp. 37–130.
Taxon identifiers
Ichthyophis sikkimensis


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