Ichthyophis orthoplicatus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
Genus: | Ichthyophis |
Species: | I. orthoplicatus
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Binomial name | |
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus | |
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Pattipola caecilian range | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Ichthyophis taprobanicensis Taylor, 1969 |
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus, also known as the Pattipola caecilian [3] or brown caecilian, [4] is a species of caecilian endemic to Sri Lanka. [3] It is found in a range of natural and man-made habitats including evergreen forests, rubber and tea plantations, paddy fields, rural gardens and farms, wetlands (boggy areas), and cattle pastureland. [1]
The holotype was estimated to have measured about 235 mm (9.3 in) in total length. [2]
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
Genus: | Ichthyophis |
Species: | I. orthoplicatus
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Binomial name | |
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus | |
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Pattipola caecilian range | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Ichthyophis taprobanicensis Taylor, 1969 |
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus, also known as the Pattipola caecilian [3] or brown caecilian, [4] is a species of caecilian endemic to Sri Lanka. [3] It is found in a range of natural and man-made habitats including evergreen forests, rubber and tea plantations, paddy fields, rural gardens and farms, wetlands (boggy areas), and cattle pastureland. [1]
The holotype was estimated to have measured about 235 mm (9.3 in) in total length. [2]