Javan caecilian
| Javan caecilian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. javanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis javanicus Taylor, 1960 | |
The Javan caecilian (Ichthyophis javanicus) is a species of amphibian in the Ichthyophiidae family endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Sources
- Iskandar, D., Mumpuni, Wilkinson, M., Gower, D. & Kupfer, A. 2004. Ichthyophis javanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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