Ichthyophis orthoplicatus, also known as the Pattipola caecilian[3] or brown caecilian,[4] is a species of caecilian endemic to Sri Lanka.[3] It is found in a range of natural and man-made habitats including evergreen forests, rubber and tea plantations, paddy fields, rural gardens and farms, wetlands (boggy areas), and cattle pastureland.[1]
| Ichthyophis orthoplicatus | |
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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. orthoplicatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis orthoplicatus | |
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| Pattipola caecilian range | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Ichthyophis taprobanicensis Taylor, 1969 | |
The holotype was estimated to have measured about 235 mm (9.3 in) in total length.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59628A156587273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59628A156587273.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus Taylor, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Ichthyophis orthoplicatus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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