Chikila fulleri
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| Genus: | Kamei et al. (2012)[1]
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| Species: | C. fulleri
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| Chikila fulleri (Alcock, 1904)
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Fuller's caecilian (also Kuttal caecilian), Chikila fulleri, is a species of caecilian endemic to India; the type specimen was collected six miles southwest of Silchar in Cachar, Assam, at an altitude of about 100 m above sea level.[2] In 2012 it was reassigned to a newly erected family, Chikilidae.[1] It is known only from northeast India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura), although it is expected to be found also in nearby Bangladesh and Myanmar.[3]
References
- ^ a b Kamei, R. G.; Mauro, D. S.; Gower, D. J.; Van Bocxlaer, I.; Sherratt, E.; Thomas, A.; Babu, S.; Bossuyt, F.; Wilkinson, M.; Biju, S. D. (2012-02-22). "Discovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africa". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279 (1737): 2396–2401. doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.0150. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 3350690. PMID 22357266.
- ^ http://eol.org/pages/1019464/overview
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Chikila fulleri (Alcock, 1904)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 August 2013.