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Ichthyophis multicolor

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Ichthyophis multicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. multicolor
Binomial name
Ichthyophis multicolor
Wilkinson et al., 2014[1]

Ichthyophis multicolor is a species of caecilians endemic to Burma.[2] It is only known from its type locality in the Ayeyarwady Region.[3] A unique characteristic of this species is that it is the only Ichthyophis species besides I. tricolor that has a pale vent, as well as an adjacent darker stripe running lengthwise down the vent's sides.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Wilkinson, Mark; Presswell, Bronwen; Sherratt, Emma; Papadopoulou, Anna; Gower, David J. (2 April 2014). "A new species of striped Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Icthyophiidac) from Myanmar" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3785 (1). Magnolia Press: 45–58. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3785.1.4. PMID 24872170. S2CID 15449044. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ Samantha Michaels (April 23, 2014). "New Species Related to 'Penis Snake' Discovered in Burma". The Irrawaddy Magazine.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ichthyophis multicolor Wilkinson, Presswell, Sherratt, Papdopoulou, and Gower, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ Lau, Gordon. (2014). "Ichthyophis fact Lau, 2014". Ichthyophis multicolor. AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 16 March 2018.