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Ichthyophis alfredi Mathew and Sen, 2009

Class: Amphibia > Order: Gymnophiona > Family: Ichthyophiidae > Genus: Ichthyophis

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Ichthyophis alfredi Mathew and Sen, 2009, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occas. Pap., 309: 4. Holotype: ZSI-ERS 841, by original designation. Type locality: "Meghalaya, East Garo Hills, Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, Daribokgre IB compound (Alt. 1119 m, N 25° 29′ 34.83″ E 90° 19′ 26.9″)", northeastern India.

English Names

Alfred's Striped Caecilian (original publication; Mathew and Sen, 2010, Pict. Guide Amph. NE India: 125).

Distribution

Known currently only from the vicinity of the type locality in the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India, 1119 m elevation).

Comment

Mathew and Sen, 2010, Pict. Guide Amph. NE India: 125, provided a brief characterization and photographs.

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