The Upper Laos caecilian (Ichthyophis laosensis) is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to Laos and only known from a single specimen (holotype) collected from the imprecise type locality, "Upper Laos".[1][2] Presumably a tropical moist forest species, nothing definite is known about its habitat or ecology.[1]

Upper Laos caecilian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
I. laosensis
Binomial name
Ichthyophis laosensis
Taylor, 1969

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Ichthyophis laosensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T59624A86754842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T59624A86754842.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ichthyophis laosensis Taylor, 1969". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 May 2016.