Billiton Island caecilian
| Billiton Island caecilian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. billitonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis billitonensis Taylor, 1965[2] | |
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| Billiton Island caecilian range | |
The Billiton Island caecilian, Ichthyophis billitonensis, is a species of amphibian in the Ichthyophiidae family endemic to the Belitung island, Indonesia.[3] Known only from the holotype,[1] this appears to be a small species, measuring 135 mm (5.3 in) in total length.[2] Habitat requirements are unknown but it probably inhabits moist lowland forests. It may be threatened by habitat loss caused by opencast tin mining.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Iskandar, D., Mumpuni, Gower, D., Wilkinson, M. & Kupfer, A. (2004). "Ichthyophis billitonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- 1 2 Taylor, E. H. (1965). "New Asiatic and African caecilians with redescriptions of certain other species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 46: 253–302.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ichthyophis billitonensis Taylor, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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