Biology:Pattipola caecilian

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Pattipola caecilian
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. orthoplicatus
Binomial name
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus
Taylor, 1965[2]
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Pattipola caecilian range

The Pattipola caecilian, Ichthyophis orthoplicatus, 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. 1.0 1.1 Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi; Anslem de Silva; David Gower; Mark Wilkinson; Oommen V. Oommen; Mark Wilkinson; David Gower; Alex Kupfer (2004). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T59628A11971834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59628A11971834.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/59628/0. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 
  2. 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/20077. 
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "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. Retrieved 14 January 2015. 

Wikidata ☰ Q947624 entry