Pointed-headed caecilian
| Pointed-headed caecilian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. acuminatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis acuminatus Taylor, 1960 | |
The pointed-headed caecilian,[1] Ichthyophis acuminatus, is a species of amphibian in the Ichthyophiidae family endemic to Thailand. 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 forest, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Sources
- van Dijk, P.P., Wilkinson, M., Gower, D. & Kupfer, A. 2004. Ichthyophis acuminatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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