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Pointed-headed caecilian

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Pointed-headed caecilian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. acuminatus
Binomial name
Ichthyophis acuminatus
Taylor, 1960

The pointed-headed caecilian[2] or Me Wang Valley caecilian,[1] (Ichthyophis acuminatus) is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae endemic to 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2021). "Ichthyophis acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T59607A165589384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T59607A165589384.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Species prioritization - Thailand - Ichthyophis acuminatus". Amphibian Ark.