Jump to content

Ichthyophis youngorum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ichthyophis youngorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. youngorum
Binomial name
Ichthyophis youngorum
Taylor, 1960

Ichthyophis youngorum, the Doi Suthep caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is known only from 10 adult and 13 larval specimens collected in 1957 by Edward Harrison Taylor. They were collected in the rainforest of Doi Suthep, near Chiang Mai, in Thailand, in a small valley at 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Peter Paul van Dijk, Mark Wilkinson, David Gower, Alex Kupfer (2004). "Ichthyophis youngorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59638A11974502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59638A11974502.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)