Ichthyophis javanicus Taylor, 1960

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

Ichthyophis javanicus Taylor, 1960, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 40: 77. Holotype: BMNH 1880.5.7.3, by original designation. Type locality: "Java", Indonesia.

English Names

Java Caecilian (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 25).

Distribution

Known only from the imprecise type locality (Java, Indonesia).

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Indonesia

Endemic: Indonesia

Comment

Iskandar, 1998, Amph. Java Bali: 28-29, regarded this taxon as a nomen dubium, possibly not from Java.

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