Ichthyophis tricolor

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Ichthyophis tricolor
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Ichthyophiidae
Genus:	Ichthyophis
Species:	I. tricolor
Binomial name
*Ichthyophis tricolor* Annandale, 1909

Three-colored caecilian range
Synonyms^[2]
Ichthyophis glutinosus tricolor Annandale, 1909

Ichthyophis tricolor, the three-colored caecilian or Maddatorai caecilian, is an amphibian endemic to the Western Ghats, India.^[1]^[2]^[3] Its taxonomic status is unclear, including its relationship with Ichthyophis beddomei and the possibility of cryptic species.^[1]^[2]

Description

Adult measure 226–330 mm (8.9–13.0 in) in total length, including the 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long tail. Its body is violet-brown, with a yellow lateral stripe from the lips to the tip of the tail, slightly wider and unbroken at the neck. A broad, white ventral stripe is present. Its snout is slightly projecting, the eyes are distinct, and the tentacles are placed closer to the eye at the edge of the upper lip.^[3]

Habitat and conservation

Ichthyophis tricolor is a subterranean species associated with wet, semi-evergreen tropical forests, but also agricultural areas and rubber plantations. It occurs from near sea level up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) asl. It is an oviparous species with terrestrial eggs and aquatic larvae.^[1]

Ichthyophis tricolor is not uncommon in parts of its range. It is an adaptable species that occurs in several protected areas.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sushil Dutta, Gopalakrishna Bhatta, David Gower, Mark Wilkinson, Oommen V. Oommen (2004). "Ichthyophis tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59637A11974386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59637A11974386.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Ichthyophis tricolor Annandale, 1909". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Bhatta, Gopalakrishna (1998). "A field guide to the caecilians of the Western Ghats, India". Journal of Biosciences. 23 (1): 73–85. doi:10.1007/BF02728526. S2CID 29374045.

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Image: Ichthyophis tricolor

Taxon identifiers
Ichthyophis tricolor	Wikidata: Q643401 Wikispecies: Ichthyophis tricolor ADW: Ichthyophis_tricolor AmphibiaWeb: 2003 AoI: 476 ASW: Ichthyophis-tricolor CoL: 6N63W EoL: 1019295 GBIF: 5218306 iNaturalist: 28149 IRMNG: 10237021 ITIS: 668562 IUCN: 59637 NCBI: 194527 Observation.org: 203291 Open Tree of Life: 227115

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