Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Gymnophiona > Ichthyophiidae > Ichthyophis > Ichthyophis tricolorIchthyophis tricolor (Three-coloured Caecilian)Synonyms: Ichthyophis glutinosus tricolor The three-colored caecilian, Ichthyophis tricolor, is an amphibian found in India. 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 upper lip. This species is known from Kerala (south of Palghat Gap). Image: Ichthyophis tricolor |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 15.66 EDGE Score: 2.81 |
| Adult Length [1] | 13 inches (33 cm) | | Nocturnal [1] | Yes |  | | Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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