Ichthyophis billitonensis
Appearance
Billiton Island caecilian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
Genus: | Ichthyophis |
Species: | I. billitonensis
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Binomial name | |
Ichthyophis billitonensis | |
Billiton Island caecilian range |
The Billiton Island caecilian, Ichthyophis billitonensis, is a species of amphibians in the family Ichthyophiidae endemic to the Belitung island, Indonesia.[3] Known only from the holotype,[1] this appears to be a small species, measuring 135 mm (5.3 in) in total length.[2] Habitat requirements are unknown but it probably inhabits moist lowland forests. It may be threatened by habitat loss caused by opencast tin mining.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Iskandar, D.; Mumpuni; Gower, D.; Wilkinson, M.; Kupfer, A. (2004). "Ichthyophis billitonensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T59613A11968566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59613A11968566.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b Taylor, E. H. (1965). "New Asiatic and African caecilians with redescriptions of certain other species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 46: 253–302.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ichthyophis billitonensis Taylor, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2015.