Ichthyophis tricolor

Ichthyophis tricolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species: Ichthyophis tricolor

Name

Ichthyophis tricolor Annandale, 1909

Type locality: "at or near the base of the Western Ghats in the State of Travancore... at Maddathorai in a hollow tree".

Holotype: ZSIC (2 specimens) ?

Synonyms

• Ichthyophis glutinosus tricolor Annandale, 1909
• Ichthyophis tricolor — Taylor, 1968

References

• Annandale, 1909, Rec. Indian Mus., 3: 286.
• Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 148.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Ichthyophis tricolor
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Ichthyophis tricolor. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Ichthyophis tricolor  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 14 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Three-colored Caecilian