The pointed-headed caecilian[2] or Me Wang Valley caecilian,[1] (Ichthyophis acuminatus) is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae endemic to Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
| Pointed-headed 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. acuminatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis acuminatus Taylor, 1960
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2021). "Ichthyophis acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T59607A165589384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T59607A165589384.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Species prioritization - Thailand - Ichthyophis acuminatus". Amphibian Ark.
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