The Upper Laos caecilian (Ichthyophis laosensis) is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to Laos and only known from a single specimen (holotype) collected from the imprecise type locality, "Upper Laos".[1][2] Presumably a tropical moist forest species, nothing definite is known about its habitat or ecology.[1]
| Upper Laos caecilian | |
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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. laosensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis laosensis Taylor, 1969
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References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Ichthyophis laosensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T59624A86754842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T59624A86754842.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ichthyophis laosensis Taylor, 1969". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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