Ichthyophis nokrekensis

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 nokrekensis

Name

Ichthyophis nokrekensis Mathew & Sen, 2009

Type locality: "Meghalaya, West Garo Hills, Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, Sasatgre (Alt. 341 m, N 25°28′09.3″ E 90°15′39.7″)", northeastern India.

Holotype: ZSI-ERS 840.

References

• Mathew, R. & Sen, N. 2009. Studies on caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) of North East India with description of three new species of Ichthyophis from Garo Hills, Meghalaya and additional information on Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper 309: 1–56.

Vernacular names

English: Nokrek's Caecilian