Ichthyophis nguyenorum

Ichthyophis nguyenorum
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species: I. nguyenorum
Binomial name
Ichthyophis nguyenorum
Nishikawa, Matsui, and Orlov, 2012[1]

Ichthyophis nguyenorum is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae.[2] They were first spotted in Kon Plông District, Kon Tum Province, central Vietnam, in 2006, and formally described in 2012.[1] As of 2016, the species is only known from its type locality.[2]

Type locality of Ichthyophis nguyenorum in central Vietnam
Type locality of Ichthyophis nguyenorum in central Vietnam

References

  1. 1 2 Nishikawa, Kanto; Matsui, Masafumi; Orlov, Nikolai L. (2012). "A new striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophionaa: Ichthyophiidae) from Kon Tum Plateau, Vietnam". Current Herpetology. 31 (1): 28–37. doi:10.5358/hsj.31.28.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ichthyophis nguyenorum Nishikawa, Matsui, and Orlov, 2012". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 July 2016.


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