Ichthyophis sikkimensis | |
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Icthyophis sikkimensis[1] from Korak Village, Chitwan district, Nepal | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Clade: | Apoda |
Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
Genus: | Ichthyophis |
Species: | I. sikkimensis
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Binomial name | |
Ichthyophis sikkimensis Taylor, 1960
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Sikkimese caecilian range |
Ichthyophis sikkimensis, the Sikkimese caecilian or Darjeeling caecilian, is a species of caecilian found in India (Sikkim and West Bengal), Nepal and possibly Bhutan. It was described by Edward Harrison Taylor in 1960.[3][1]