Ichthyophis sikkimensis
| Ichthyophis sikkimensis | |
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| Icthyophis sikkimensis[1] from Korak Village, Chitwan district, Nepal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. sikkimensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis sikkimensis Taylor, 1960
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| Sikkimese caecilian range | |
Ichthyophis sikkimensis, the Sikkimese caecilian or Darjeeling caecilian, is a species of caecilian found in India (Sikkim and West Bengal), Nepal and possibly Bhutan. It was described by Edward Harrison Taylor in 1960.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b Shrestha, B. (2017). "Assemblage of Herpetofauna in Korak Village, Northern Chitwan, Nepal". Zoo's Print. 32 (9): 23–30.
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Ichthyophis sikkimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T59632A166111262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T59632A166111262.en. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Edward H. Taylor (1960). "On the Caecilian Species Ichthyophis glutinosus and Ichthtjophis inonochroiis, with Description of Related Species". Vol. 40, no. 4. pp. 37–130.
