Ichthyophis billitonensis Taylor, 1965

Class: Amphibia > Order: Gymnophiona > Family: Ichthyophiidae > Genus: Ichthyophis > Species: Ichthyophis billitonensis

Ichthyophis billitonensis Taylor, 1965, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 46: 294. Holotype: ZMA 5209, by original designation. Type locality: "Billiton Island [= Belitung I., southeast of Sumatra], Indo-Australian Archipelago", Indonesia.

English Names

Billiton Island Caecilian (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 25).

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Billiton I., Indonesia).

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Indonesia

Endemic: Indonesia

Comment

Kusumah, Hasan, and Samitra, 2023, Herpetol. Notes, 16: 95–97, reported on the first collection in 50 years, its habitat, and possible threats. 

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