Ichthyophis longicephalus Pillai, 1986
Long-headed caecilian
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1979 or 1980
Rediscovered in 2009-2010
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Kerala, India
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Pillai, R. S. (1986). Amphibian fauna of Silent Valley, Kerala, S. India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 1986: 229-242.
Other references:
Sushil Dutta, Gopalakrishna Bhatta, David Gower, Mark Wilkinson, Oommen V. Oommen. (2004). Ichthyophis longicephalus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 16 February 2013.
Kotharambath, R., Wilkinson, L., Oommen, O. V., George, S., Nussbaum, R. A. and Gower, D. J. (2012). On the systematics, distribution and conservation status of Ichthyophis longicephalus Pillai, 1986 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae). Journal of Natural History 46(47-48): 2935-2959. [Abstract]
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