Koa Tao Island caecilian [SEP] parent taxon
Koh Tao Island caecilian
The Koh Tao Island caecilian, Ichthyophis kohtaoensis, is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
The scientific name refers to Ko Tao Island in
caecilian
- "I. khumhzi" - Khumhzi striped caecilian
- "I. kodaguensis" - Kodagu striped caecilian
- "I. kohtaoensis" - Koa Tao Island caecilian
- "I. laosensis" - Upper Laos caecilian
- "I. longicephalus" - long-headed caecilian
- "I. malabarensis" - Malabar caecilian
- "I. mindanaoensis" - Mindanao Island caecilian
- "I. monochrous" - Western Borneo caecilian
- "I. moustakius" - Manipur moustached caecilian
- "I. orthoplicatus" - Pattipola