Ichthyophis monochrous

Ichthyophis monochrous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. monochrous
Binomial name
Ichthyophis monochrous
(Bleeker, 1858)
Western Borneo caecilian range
Synonyms

Epicrium monochrous Bleeker, 1858

Ichthyophis monochrous, the Western Borneo caecilian or black caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to northern Borneo and known from western Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia), likely occurring also in Brunei.[2] It is a little-known species known from only a few specimens. It presumably inhabits tropical moist forest. Adults are likely subterranean.[1]

Description

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Ichthyophis monochrous is a moderately slender caecilian. The holotype measures 232 mm (9.1 in) in length and about 10 mm (0.39 in) in width. The head is 9 mm (0.35 in) long and has visible eyes. Tail is short (3.8 mm) but distinct. The skin has about 247 ring-shaped folds (annuli) and is strongly glandular. In life the specimen is reported to have been violet-brown in colour.[3])

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ichthyophis monochrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59627A176504144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59627A176504144.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Ichthyophis monochrous (Bleeker, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ Edward H. Taylor (1960). "On the caecilian species Ichthyophis glutinosus and Ichthyophis inonochroiis, with description of related species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 40: 37–130. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18735. (Ichthyophis monochrous on pages 51–55
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