Singapore caecilian
Singapore caecilian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
Genus: | Ichthyophis |
Species: | I. singaporensis |
Binomial name | |
Ichthyophis singaporensis Taylor, 1960 | |
The Singapore caecilian, Ichthyophis singaporensis, is a species of amphibian in the Ichthyophiidae family endemic to Singapore. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Source
- van Dijk, P.P., Sukumaran, J., Yaakob, N., Tzi Ming, L., Wilkinson, M., Gower, D. & Kupfer, A. 2004. Ichthyophis singaporensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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