Ichthyophis beddomei

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Ichthyophis beddomei is a species of caecilians. They are sometimes called Beddome's caecilian. They are part of the family Inchthyophiidae. They have a dark violet-brown body. They have yellow stripes from their head to their tail. Their upper lip and lower jaw are yellow. They live in Western Ghats.

Ichthyophis beddomei
Beddome's Caecilian.jpg
From Surla, Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. beddomei
Binomial name
Ichthyophis beddomei
Peters, 1880
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I. beddomei range
Synonyms

Ichthyophis Beddomei Peters, 1880 "1879"

References

  1. Gower, David; Mark Wilkinson; Oommen V. Oommen; Sushil Dutta; Gopalakrishna Bhatta (2004). "Ichthyophis beddomei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59610A11968068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59610A11968068.en.