Ichthyophis sikkimensis

Ichthyophis sikkimensis
	Icthyophis sikkimensis[1] from Korak Village, Chitwan district, Nepal
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Ichthyophiidae
Genus:	Ichthyophis
Species:	I. sikkimensis
Binomial name
	Ichthyophis sikkimensis; Taylor, 1960
	Sikkimese caecilian range

Ichthyophis sikkimensis, the Sikkimese caecilian or Darjeeling caecilian, is a species of caecilian found in India (Sikkim and West Bengal), Nepal and possibly Bhutan. It was described by Edward Harrison Taylor in 1960.[3][1]

References

Shrestha, B. (2017). "Assemblage of Herpetofauna in Korak Village, Northern Chitwan, Nepal". Zoo's Print. 32 (9): 23–30.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Ichthyophis sikkimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T59632A166111262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T59632A166111262.en. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
Edward H. Taylor (1960). "On the Caecilian Species Ichthyophis glutinosus and Ichthtjophis inonochroiis, with Description of Related Species". Vol. 40, no. 4. pp. 37–130.

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[Shrestha_2017-1] Shrestha, B. (2017). "Assemblage of Herpetofauna in Korak Village, Northern Chitwan, Nepal". Zoo's Print. 32 (9): 23–30.

[2] IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Ichthyophis sikkimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T59632A166111262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T59632A166111262.en. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[3] Edward H. Taylor (1960). "On the Caecilian Species Ichthyophis glutinosus and Ichthtjophis inonochroiis, with Description of Related Species". Vol. 40, no. 4. pp. 37–130.