Ichthyophiidae
51 species in 3 genera
Ichthyophiids can be diagnosed by the combination of partial external division of the atrium and a long anterior pericardial space. These caecilians have true tails (like rhinatrematids) with caudal vertebrae, generally a counter-sunk lower jaw, an advanced dual jaw closing mechanism and primary annuli subdivided by secondary and sometimes tertiary annuli (absent in the genus Uraeotyphlus). Annuli in some species are straight posteriorly but angled anteriorly when viewed ventrally. Dermal scales are found in annular grooves. The tentacular opening lies between the nostrils and the eye or closer to the eye, or anterior on the snout below the nostril (as in Uraeotyphlus). Unlike rhinatrematids, ichthyophiid skulls are more solidly roofed (stegokrotaphic). The mouth may be terminal or subterminal. Members of this family may reach 500 mm, with the smallest species at 135 mm total length. Clutches are laid in moist soil or a burrow near water (ponds or streams). Females attend their clutches until larvae emerge to complete their metamorphosis in water. Ichthyophiids are found in South and Southeast Asia. The family Ichthyophiidae has recently undergone some taxonomic revision, and now consists of three genera including Uraeotyphlus (formerly placed in its own family; see Wilkinson et al. 2011). Wilkinson, M., San Mauro, D., Sherratt, E., and Gower, D. J. 2011. A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Zootaxa 2874: 41-64.
Ichthyophis bannanicus
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Genus Caudacaecilia (5 species)
Caudacaecilia asplenia no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Caudacaecilia larutensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caudacaecilia nigroflava no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caudacaecilia paucidentula no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Caudacaecilia weberi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Ichthyophis (39 species)
Ichthyophis acuminatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis alfredii no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis atricollaris no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis bannanicus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Ichthyophis beddomei no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Ichthyophis bernisi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis biangularis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis billitonensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis bombayensis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Ichthyophis daribokensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis davidi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis dulitensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis elongatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis garoensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis glandulosus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis glutinosus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Ichthyophis humphreyi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis husaini no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis hypocyaneus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis javanicus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis khumhzi English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis kodaguensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis kohtaoensis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Ichthyophis laosensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis longicephalus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis mindanaoensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis monochrous no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis moustakius English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis nokrekensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis orthoplicatus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis paucisulcus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis pseudangularis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis sendenyu English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis sikkimensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis singaporensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis sumatranus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis supachaii no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Ichthyophis tricolor no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Ichthyophis youngorum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Uraeotyphlus (7 species)
Uraeotyphlus gansi English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uraeotyphlus interruptus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uraeotyphlus malabaricus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uraeotyphlus menoni English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uraeotyphlus narayani English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uraeotyphlus oommeni no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uraeotyphlus oxyurus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
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