Global InformationIchthyophis moustakius information
| Ichthyophis moustakius | |
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Conservation status
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 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Clade: | Apoda |
| Family: | Ichthyophiidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophis |
| Species: | I. moustakius
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyophis moustakius Kamei, Wilkinson, Gower, and Biju, 2009[2]
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Ichthyophis moustakius, the Manipur moustached caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae.[2][3] It is endemic to Northeast India.[3] This species exhibits broad lateral yellow stripes from the anterior part of its tail, along its mandibles, between its nares, as well as elsewhere. The animal can reach a length of 300 millimetres (12 in). Its head is somewhat U-shaped and fairly short; scales are absent on its collars. The species' name is derived from the Greek word moustakius, meaning "moustache", due to the yellow arched stripes it possesses.[2]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2012). "Ichthyophis moustakius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190991A1965581. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T190991A1965581.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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