Species of Thailand
Chiang Mai caecilian
Ichthyophis youngorum
Edward Harrison Taylor, 1960
The Doi Suthep caecilian, Ichthyophis youngorum, is a species of amphibian in the Ichthyophiidae family. It is known only from 10 adult and 13 larval specimens collected in 1957 by Edward Harrison Taylor. They were collected in the rainforest of Doi Suthep, near Chiang Mai, in Thailand, in a small valley at 1200 m above sea level.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Gymnophiona
- Family
- Ichthyophiidae
- Genus
- Ichthyophis
- Species
- Ichthyophis youngorum
Common names
- English:
- Chiang Mai caecilian
- Doi Suthep caecilian
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Doi Suthep - Pui National Park