Ichthyophis acuminatus Taylor, 1960
Ichthyophis acuminatus Taylor, 1960, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 40: 98. Holotype: AMNH 20875, by original designation. Type locality: "Me Wang Valley, [northern] Thailand".
English Names
Me Wang Valley Caecilian (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 25).
Yellow-lipped Snake Frog (Nutphund, 2001, Amph. Thailand: 53).
Pointed-headed Caecilian (Nutphund, 2001, Amph. Thailand: 53).
Elongate-headed Caecilian (Chan-ard, 2003, Photograph. Guide Amph. Thailand: 74).
Distribution
Mae Chai District and Mae Wang District, Chiang Mai Province and Pa Sang District, Lamphun Province, northwestern Thailand.
Comment
See account by Taylor, 1962, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 43: 583-586. Nutphund, 2001, Amph. Thailand: 53, provided a brief characterization and extended statement of range. Chan-ard, 2003, Photograph. Guide Amph. Thailand: 74-75, provided a very brief account, map for Thailand, and photograph.
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