Ichthyophis youngorum Taylor, 1960
Ichthyophis youngorum Taylor, 1960, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 40: 84. Holotype: EHT-HMS 35946, by original designation; now FMNH 189250 according to Marx, 1976, Fieldiana, Zool., 69: 35. Type locality: "Doi Suthep (Sutep), Chiang Mai, Thailand [now within the grounds of the Summer Palace], at approximately 1200 m. in elevation".
English Names
Chang Mai Caecilian (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 25).
Northern Snake Frog (Nutphund, 2001, Amph. Thailand: 52).
Doi Suthep Snake Frog (Nutphund, 2001, Amph. Thailand: 52).
Doi Suthep Caecilian (Nutphund, 2001, Amph. Thailand: 52; Chan-ard, 2003, Photograph. Guide Amph. Thailand: 76).
Distribution
Known only from Doi Suthep and Doi Angkang, Chiang Mai Province, northwestern Thailand, 700-1000 m elevation.
Comment
See account by Taylor, 1962, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 43: 588-591. Nutphund, 2001, Amph. Thailand: 52, provided a brief characterization. Chan-ard, 2003, Photograph. Guide Amph. Thailand: 76-77, provided a very brief account, map for Thailand, and photograph.
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