Biology:Ichthyophis garoensis
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Ichthyophis garoensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. garoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999
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| Ichthyophis garoensis range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ichthyophis husaini Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999 | |
Ichthyophis garoensis, the Garo Hills caecilian, is a species of caecilian found in Assam and Meghalaya in north-eastern India .[1] The Husain's caecilian Ichthyophis husaini was until 2016 considered a separate species.[1][2] It is a subterranean caecilian that lives in the moist leaf-litter of tropical forests. It is typically found close to streams and other waterbodies.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Gymnophiona/Ichthyophiidae/Ichthyophis/Ichthyophis-garoensis.
- ↑ Kamei, Rachunliu G.; Biju, S. D. (2016). "On the taxonomic status of Ichthyophis husaini Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae)". Zootaxa 4079 (1): 140–150. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4079.1.10. PMID 27395997.
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Wikidata ☰ Q2712175 entry
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