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