Broad-striped caecilian
| Broad-striped caecilian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Caudacaecilia |
| Species: | C. asplenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Caudacaecilia asplenia (Taylor, 1965) | |
The broad-striped caecilian, Caudacaecilia asplenia, is a species of amphibian in the Ichthyophiidae family found in Malaysia and possibly Thailand. It is also known as Boven Mahakkam caecilian and Malayan caecilian. It is only known with certainty from Mahakam River and Matang Hunting Reserve Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Source
- van Dijk, P.P., Sukumaran, J., Yaakob, N., Chuaynkern, Y., Wilkinson, M., Gower, D. & Kupfer, A. 2004. Caudacaecilia asplenia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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