Ichthyophis sikkimensis
Ichthyophis sikkimensis, the Sikkimese caecilian or Darjeeling caecilian, is a species of caecilian found in India (Sikkim and West Bengal), Nepal and possibly Bhutan. It was described by Edward Harrison Taylor in 1960.[2][1]
| Ichthyophis sikkimensis | |
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| Icthyophis sikkimensis[1] from Korak Village, Chitwan district, Nepal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. sikkimensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis sikkimensis Taylor, 1960 | |
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| Sikkimese caecilian range | |
References
- Shrestha, B. (2017). "Assemblage of Herpetofauna in Korak Village, Northern Chitwan, Nepal". Zoo's Print. 32 (9): 23–30.
- Edward H. Taylor (1960). "On the Caecilian Species Ichthyophis glutinosus and Ichthtjophis inonochroiis, with Description of Related Species". Vol. 40, no. 4. pp. 37–130.
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