Ichthyophis longicephalus
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Ichthyophis longicephalus is a species of caecilian
in the family Ichthyophiidae
. The body is dark violet-brown, and lighter ventrally. A yellow lateral stripe starting at the neck and reaching the tip of the tail. Small yellow patches are also found on the sides of the neck. There is a mid ventral line formed by the breaking of annulli ventrally, extending from neck to vent. The long head has distinct eyes and the tentacles are close to the lip and eye. Nostrils at the tip of the snout and visible from above. Upper jaw overhangs the lower jaw. The species is found in Kerala (Known from Silent Valley National Park).
Caecilian
The caecilians are an order of amphibians that superficially resemble earthworms or snakes. They mostly live hidden in the ground, making them the least familiar order of amphibians. All extant caecilians and their closest fossil relatives are grouped as the clade Apoda. They are mostly...
in the family Ichthyophiidae
Ichthyophiidae
Ichthyophiidae is the family of Asiatic tailed caecilians or fish caecilians. They are found in south-east Asia.They are primitive caecilians, lacking many of the derived characters found in the other families. For example, the mouth is not recessed underneath the head, they possess tails, and have...
. The body is dark violet-brown, and lighter ventrally. A yellow lateral stripe starting at the neck and reaching the tip of the tail. Small yellow patches are also found on the sides of the neck. There is a mid ventral line formed by the breaking of annulli ventrally, extending from neck to vent. The long head has distinct eyes and the tentacles are close to the lip and eye. Nostrils at the tip of the snout and visible from above. Upper jaw overhangs the lower jaw. The species is found in Kerala (Known from Silent Valley National Park).