Ichthyophis youngorum
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.
| Ichthyophis youngorum | |
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Scientific 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 | |
References
- 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.
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- Himstedt, Werner (2000). "Caecilian Ecology". In Hofrichter, Robert (ed.). Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts. New York: Firefly. pp. 186–190. ISBN 1-55209-541-X.
- van Dijk, Peter Paul; Wilkinson, Mark; Gower, David & Kupfer, Alex (2004). "Ichthyophis youngorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59638A11974502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59638A11974502.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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