Ichthyophis billitonensis

Ichthyophis billitonensis, the Billiton Island caecilian, is a species of amphibians in the family Ichthyophiidae endemic to the Belitung island, Indonesia.[3] Known only from the holotype,[1] 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]

Ichthyophis billitonensis
Scientific classification
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

References

  1. Iskandar, D.; Mumpuni; Gower, D.; Wilkinson, M. & Kupfer, A. (2004). "Ichthyophis billitonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59613A11968566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59613A11968566.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  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.
  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.


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