Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Taylor, 1960
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244981 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CB2487A5-FFFF-6906-2E26-C709F88EF6CF |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Taylor |
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Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Taylor View in CoL
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dorsally, curving backward ventrally and forming a distinct angle mesially except posteriorly; four transverse folds interrupted by vent; tentacle near lip, closer to eye than nostril; and small white asperities on the tail.
In life, the specimen had purplish-blue colouration; a broad, golden yellow lateral stripe, one branch beginning at the middle of the lower jaw and one branch beginning under the eye, terminating at the tail tip; and a cream spot on tentacle and vent.
The specimen was collected during heavy rain at night (1835 hrs.) crawling on leaf litter and bare soil 2 m from a 1 m wide swift, rocky stream.
This is the first report of the Order Gymnophiona from Cambodia.
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