Ichthyophis billitonensis

Ichthyophis billitonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. billitonensis
Binomial name
Ichthyophis billitonensis
Taylor, 1965[2]
Billiton Island caecilian range

Ichthyophis billitonensis, the Billiton Island caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae endemic to the Belitung island, Indonesia.[3] It was rediscovered in 2022 from Gunung Tajam, Belitung, after not having been recorded since the original description of the species in 1965.[4] This appears to be a small species, measuring 135 mm (5.3 in) in total length.[2] Habitat requirements are unknown but it probably inhabits moist lowland forests. It may be threatened by habitat loss caused by opencast tin mining.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Ichthyophis billitonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T59613A95758438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59613A95758438.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ichthyophis billitonensis Taylor, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ Kusumah, Wanda; Hasan, Veryl; Samitra, Dian (2023). "Rediscovery of the Billiton Caecilian, Ichthyophis billitonensis Taylor, 1965, on Belitung Island, Indonesia, after more than five decades". Herpetology Notes. 16: 95–97.


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