Ichthyophis weberi

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Ichthyophis
Species: Ichthyophis weberi

Name

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  • Ichthyophis weberi Taylor, 1920

Holotype: BSMP R1. [destroyed during WWII]

Neotype: CAS-SU 21758. [designated by Taylor (1965: 286)]

Type locality: “Malatgan River, Palawan, P. I. [=Philippines]”, redesigned to neotype designation to “Iwahig, Palawan”, Philippines, by Taylor (1965: 286).

Combinations

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  • Ichthyophis weberi Taylor, 1920: 227 [original combination]
  • Caudacaecilia weberiTaylor, 1968: 165 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Nishikawa, K., Matsui, M., Yong, H.-S., Ahmad, N., Yambun Imbun, P., Belabut, D.M., Sudin, A., Hamidy, A., Orlov, N.L., Ota, H., Yoshikawa, N., Tominaga, A. & Shimada, T. 2012. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of caecilians from Southeast Asia (Amphibia, Gymnophiona, Ichthyophiidae), with special reference to high cryptic species diversity in Sundaland. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63(3): 714–723. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.02.017
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Vernacular names

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English: Malatgan River Caecilian