Biology:Ichthyophis orthoplicatus
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Ichthyophis orthoplicatus | |
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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. orthoplicatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis orthoplicatus Taylor, 1965[2]
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| Pattipola caecilian range | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Ichthyophis taprobanicensis Taylor, 1969 | |
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus, also known as the Pattipola caecilian[3] or brown caecilian,[4] is a species of caecilian endemic to Sri Lanka.[3] It is found in a range of natural and man-made habitats including evergreen forests, rubber and tea plantations, paddy fields, rural gardens and farms, wetlands (boggy areas), and cattle pastureland.[1]
The holotype was estimated to have measured about 235 mm (9.3 in) in total length.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59628A156587273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59628A156587273.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59628/156587273. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Taylor, E. H. (1965). "New Asiatic and African caecilians with redescriptions of certain other species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 46: 253–302. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20077. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/20077.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus Taylor, 1965". 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-orthoplicatus.
- ↑ "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Ichthyophis&where-species=orthoplicatus&account=amphibiaweb.
Wikidata ☰ Q947624 entry
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