Ichthyophis youngorum

Taxonavigation

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 youngorum

Name

Ichthyophis youngorum Taylor, 1960

Type locality: "Doi Suthep (Sutep), Chiang Mai, Thailand [now within the grounds of the Summer Palace], at approximately 1200 m. in elevation".

Etymology: Named in honor of Harold Mason Young and his son Oliver Gordon Young, American missionaries, who founded the Chiang Mai Zoo.

Holotype: FMNH 189250.

References

• Taylor, 1960, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 40: 84.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Ichthyophis youngorum
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Ichthyophis youngorum. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Ichthyophis youngorum  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 14 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Doi Suthep Caecilian
ไทย: เขียดงูดอยสุเทพ