Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Gymnophiona
Familia: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species: I. acuminatus - I. alfredii - I. atricollaris - I. bannanicus - I. beddomei - I. bernisi - I. biangularis - I. billitonensis - I. bombayensis - I. daribokensis - I. dulitensis - I. elongatus - I. garoensis - I. glandulosus - I. glutinosus - I. humphreyi - I. husaini - I. hypocyaneus - I. javanicus - I. kodaguensis - I. kohtaoensis - I. khumhzi - I. laosensis - I. longicephalus - I. mindanaoensis - I. monochrous - I. moustakius - I. nokrekensis - I. orthoplicatus - I. paucisulcus - I. pseudangularis - I. sendenyu - I. sikkimensis - I. singaporensis - I. sumatranus - I. supachaii - I. tricolor - I. youngorum
Name
Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826
Type species: Caecilia glutinosus Linnaeus, 1759
Synonyms
* Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826
* Epicrium Wagler, 1828
References
* Fitzinger, 1826, Neue Class. Rept.: 36, 63.
* Kamei, R.G.; Wilkinson, M.; Gower, D.J.; Biju, S.D. 2009: Three new species of striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from the northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland. Zootaxa, 2267: 26-42. Abstract & excerpt
links
* Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Ichthyophis access date 13 August 2008
Vernacular names
English: Asian Caecilians
Ichthyophis, sometimes called the Asian caecilians are a genus of caecilians (Limbless Amphibians) found in Southeast Asia, southern Philippines, and western Indo-Australian Archipelago.
In Sri Lanka, three species occur, and all are found in almost all habitats, preferring moister ones. The most common is Ichthyophis glutinosus, which is found in almost all altitudes; the others are I. orthoplicatus, which is found in similar habitat to I. glutinosus, but is never found in lowlands below 460 metres (1,510 ft); and I. pseudangularis, found in lowlands below 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).
References
* Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Ichthyophis. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 13, 2008).
* AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Ichthyophis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 13, 2008).
* Himstedt, Werner. "Caecilian Ecology". In Hofrichter, Robert. Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts. New York: Firefly. pp. 186–190. ISBN 1-55209-541-X.
