Ichthyophis beddomei
species of amphibian
Ichthyophis beddomei is a species of caecilians. They are sometimes called Beddome's caecilian. They are part of the family Inchthyophiidae. They have a dark violet-brown body. They have yellow stripes from their head to their tail. Their upper lip and lower jaw are yellow. They live in Western Ghats.
| Ichthyophis beddomei | |
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| From Surla, Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. beddomei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis beddomei Peters, 1880
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| I. beddomei range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ichthyophis Beddomei Peters, 1880 "1879" | |
References
change- ↑ Gower, David; Mark Wilkinson; Oommen V. Oommen; Sushil Dutta; Gopalakrishna Bhatta (2004). "Ichthyophis beddomei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59610A11968068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59610A11968068.en.
