Kingdom Animalia Order Gymnophiona Genus Ichthyophis Higher classification Ichthyophis | Phylum Chordata Family Ichthyophiidae Scientific name Ichthyophis mindanaoensis Rank Species | |
Similar Siantar caecilian, Sikkimese caecilian, Ichthyophis |
The Mindanao Island caecilian, Ichthyophis mindanaoensis, is a species of amphibian in the Ichthyophiidae family endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
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Mindanao Island caecilian Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA