Species of Thailand
Larut caecilian
Ichthyophis larutensis
Edward Harrison Taylor, 1960
In Thai: เขียดงูดำลารัท
Ichthyophis larutensis, the Larut Hills caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae found in Malaysia and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Gymnophiona
- Family
- Ichthyophiidae
- Genus
- Ichthyophis
- Species
- Ichthyophis larutensis
Common names
- English:
- Larut caecilian
- Larut Hills caecilian
- Thai:
- เขียดงูดำลารัท
- เขียดงูบาลา
Synonyms
- Caudacaecilia larutensis, Edward Harrison Taylor (1960)
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary