Ichthyophis atricollaris

Ichthyophis atricollaris
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Ichthyophiidae
Genus:	Ichthyophis
Species:	I. atricollaris
Binomial name
Ichthyophis atricollaris Taylor, 1965[2]

Ichthyophis atricollaris, also known as the Long Bloee caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to Sarawak, Borneo (Malaysia), and only known from its imprecise type locality, "Long Bloee, Boven Mahakkam, Borneo".[1][3] The type series were collected during the Nieuwenhuis expedition to Borneo and were deposited at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden.[2]

Description

The type series consists of three individuals of unspecified sex that measure 204–285 mm (8.0–11.2 in) in total length. The tail is short, 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) in length. The body is 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in) wide. There are 275–310 folds dorsally; the folds are ventrally incomplete for the last one-fifth of the body. The head is short and the eyes are small; the snout projects slightly above the mouth. Dorsal coloration is brownish violet. The ventral side and the head are lighter. The neck is nearly uniformly dark above and below. A broad yellow stripe starts from the second collar and terminates at level of the vent.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Ichthyophis atricollaris is presumed to inhabit tropical rainforest and have subterranean life style. Threats to it are not known. It is not known to occur in protected areas.[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Ichthyophis atricollaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59608A114926349. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T59608A114926349.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Taylor, E. H. (1965). "New Asiatic and African caecilians with redescriptions of certain other species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 46: 253–302. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20077. [Ichthyophis atricollaris: pp. 267–270]
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Ichthyophis atricollaris Taylor, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 September 2019.