Humphrey's caecilian

Humphrey's caecilian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species: I. humphreyi
Binomial name
Ichthyophis humphreyi
Taylor, 1973

Humphrey's caecilian, Ichthyophis humphreyi, is a species of caecilian found presumably in tropical Asia. Its validity as a species, habits, habitat, and description are nebulous, as it is described from one larval specimen.[1]

References

  1. Djoko Iskandar, Mumpuni, Mark Wilkinson, David Gower, Alex Kupfer 2004. Ichthyophis humphreyi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 March 2013.
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