Ichthyophis benjii
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species:
Name
Ichthyophis benjii Lalremsanga, Purkayastha, Biakzuala, Vabeiryureilai, Muansanga & Hmar, 2021: 199
- Holotype: MZMU 1479, adult ♂, collected by Lal Biakzuala on 12 August 2019.
- Type locality: “a soil pit of ca. 1.5 m depth for a pillar at a construction site at Durtlang (23°47’6.58”N, 92°43’31.74”E; 1,233 m asl), Aizawl District, Mizoram, India”.
References
Primary references
- Lalremsanga, H.T., Purkayastha, J., Biakzuala, L., Vabeiryureilai, M., Muansanga, L. & Hmar, G.Z. 2021. A new striped species of Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from Mizoram, northeast India. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 15(2) [Taxonomy Section]: 198–209 (e288). Reference page.
Vernacular names
- English: Benji's Striped Caecilian